C69.6
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMalignant neoplasm of orbit
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of orbit
C69.6 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of orbit
- Malignant neoplasm of extraocular muscle
- Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit
- Malignant neoplasm of retrobulbar tissue
- Malignant neoplasm of retro-ocular tissue
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- malignant neoplasm of orbital bone (C41.0)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath C69.6. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in C69
- C69.0Malignant neoplasm of conjunctivacategory
- C69.1Malignant neoplasm of corneacategory
- C69.2Malignant neoplasm of retinacategory
- C69.3Malignant neoplasm of choroidcategory
- C69.4Malignant neoplasm of ciliary bodycategory
- C69.5Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland and ductcategory
- C69.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of eye and adnexacategory
- C69.9Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of eyecategory
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
- Parent code
- C69
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.