Diagnosis Code

C79.70 SECONDARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF UNSPECIFIED ADRENAL GLAND


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C79.70

Short Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified adrenal gland

Long Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified adrenal gland

The code C79.70 is 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 other and unspecified sites (C79)
        • C79.70 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified adrenal gland

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adrenal gland involved by direct invasion of renal tumor
  • Adrenal insufficiency due to adrenal metastasis
  • Adrenal neuroblastoma
  • Malignant neoplasm of adrenal cortex
  • Malignant neoplasm of adrenal medulla
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to adrenal cortex
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to adrenal gland
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to adrenal gland
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to adrenal medulla
  • Metastatic neuroblastoma
  • Metastatic neuroblastoma to adrenal gland
  • Renal tumor finding
  • Renal tumor finding
  • Renal tumor invasion into adrenal gland macroscopically

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C79.70 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Endocrine Disorders With Mcc (643)
  • Endocrine Disorders With Cc (644)
  • Endocrine Disorders Without Cc/mcc (645)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C79.70 Right Arrow 198.7 Second malig neo adrenal

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
C79 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
C79.0 Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis
C79.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney and renal pelvis
C79.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right kidney and renal pelvis
C79.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left kidney and renal pelvis
C79.1 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder and other and unspecified urinary organs
C79.10 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary organs
C79.11 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder
C79.19 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other urinary organs
C79.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin
C79.3 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges
C79.31 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain
C79.32 Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges
C79.4 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
C79.40 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of nervous system
C79.49 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system
C79.5 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
C79.51 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone
C79.52 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone marrow
C79.6 Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary
C79.60 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
C79.61 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right ovary
C79.62 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary
C79.63 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bilateral ovaries
C79.7 Secondary malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
C79.71 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right adrenal gland
C79.72 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left adrenal gland
C79.8 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
C79.81 Secondary malignant neoplasm of breast
C79.82 Secondary malignant neoplasm of genital organs
C79.89 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
C79.9 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site


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