Table 3.

ICD codes used in identifying the diagnosis of CRC

ICD code-9 and 10	Description
153.0/C183	Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure
153.1/C184	Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
153.2/C186	Malignant neoplasm of descending colon
153.3/C187	Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon
153.4/C180	Malignant neoplasm of cecum
153.6/C182	Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
153.7/C185	Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure
153.8/C188	Malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of large intestine
153.9/C189	Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified site
154.0/C19	Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
154.1/C20	Malignant neoplasm of rectum
154.8/C218	Malignant neoplasm of other sites of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus