2025 ICD-10-CM code C60.0
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Neoplasms - Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs (C60-C63) Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00-D48) Feed
Malignant neoplasm of the prepuce (foreskin).
Medical necessity for treatment of malignant neoplasm of the prepuce is established by the diagnosis confirmed through biopsy and the stage of the cancer, which determines the appropriate course of treatment.
Diagnosis and treatment of malignant neoplasm of the prepuce are the responsibility of healthcare providers, including urologists and oncologists.They perform diagnostic tests such as physical examination, biopsy, cystoscopy, proctoscopy, ultrasound, and imaging tests (X-rays, CT scans, MRI, and PET) to determine the extent and spread of the cancer. Treatment may involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical excision, circumcision, or penectomy, depending on the stage of the cancer.
- Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00-D48)
- Malignant neoplasms (C00-C96)Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary (of specified sites), and certain specified histologies, except neuroendocrine, and of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C00-C75)Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs (C60-C63)
In simple words: Cancer of the foreskin of the penis.
Malignant neoplasm of the prepuce, which is the foreskin or the uppermost retractable skin fold of the penis that covers the glans penis (the tip or head of the penis).
Example 1: A 60-year-old male presents with a non-healing sore on his foreskin, diagnosed as a malignant neoplasm after a biopsy. The code C60.0 is used to report this diagnosis., A patient undergoes a penectomy for advanced penile cancer that originated in the prepuce.C60.0 is used to specify the origin of the malignancy., A patient with HPV infection develops a malignant neoplasm of the prepuce, confirmed through biopsy. C60.0 is used for diagnosis coding.
Documentation should include details of the lesion (size, location, appearance), diagnostic methods used (biopsy results, imaging findings), and treatment provided. The clinical findings, such as non-healing sore, rash, change in skin color, discharge, bleeding, and difficulty retracting foreskin, must be documented. The results of cystoscopy, proctoscopy, and imaging tests like ultrasound, X-rays, CT scans, MRI, and PET scans used to assess the spread of cancer should also be documented. The treatment provided, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical excision, circumcision, or penectomy, must be documented as well.
- Specialties:Urology, Oncology
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center