C78 SECONDARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF RESP AND DIGESTIVE ORGANS

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C78

Short Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of resp and digestive organs

Long Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs

The code C78 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Neoplasms (C00–D49)
- Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80)
  - Secondary malignant neoplasm of resp and digestive organs (C78)
    - C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of resp and digestive organs

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

The code C78 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Type 1 Excludes Notes:
- secondary carcinoid tumors of liver (@C7B.02*)
- secondary carcinoid tumors of peritoneum (@C7B.04*)
Type 2 Excludes Notes:
- lymph node metastases (@C77.0*)

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
C78.0	Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung
C78.00	Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung
C78.01	Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
C78.02	Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung
C78.1	Secondary malignant neoplasm of mediastinum
C78.2	Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
C78.3	Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified respiratory organs
C78.30	Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ
C78.39	Secondary malignant neoplasm of other respiratory organs
C78.4	Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine
C78.5	Secondary malignant neoplasm of large intestine and rectum
C78.6	Secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum
C78.7	Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct
C78.8	Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified digestive organs
C78.80	Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ
C78.89	Secondary malignant neoplasm of other digestive organs

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