786.6 CHEST SWELLING/MASS/LUMP


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 786.6

Short Description: Chest swelling/mass/lump

Long Description: Swelling, mass, or lump in chest

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 786 Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms
        • 786.6 Chest swelling/mass/lump

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Chest swelling
  • Lung mass
  • Mass does not move with respiration
  • Mass moves with respiration
  • Mass of anterior mediastinum
  • Mass of chest wall
  • Mass of hilum
  • Mass of respiratory structure
  • Mass of thoracic structure
  • Swelling of respiratory structure

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 786.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Lump - see also Mass
    • chest 786.6
    • lung 786.6
    • mediastinal 786.6
    • substernal 786.6
  • Mass
    • chest 786.6
    • lung 786.6
    • mediastinal 786.6
    • substernal 786.6
      • thyroid (see also Goiter) 240.9
  • Swelling 782.3
    • chest 786.6
    • lung 786.6
    • mediastinal 786.6
    • substernal 786.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 786.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
786.6 Right Arrow R22.2 Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
786.00 Respiratory abnormality, unspecified
786.01 Hyperventilation
786.02 Orthopnea
786.03 Apnea
786.04 Cheyne-Stokes respiration
786.05 Shortness of breath
786.06 Tachypnea
786.07 Wheezing
786.09 Other respiratory abnormalities
786.1 Stridor
786.2 Cough
786.30 Hemoptysis, unspecified
786.31 Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants [AIPHI]
786.39 Other hemoptysis
786.4 Abnormal sputum
786.50 Chest pain, unspecified
786.51 Precordial pain
786.52 Painful respiration
786.59 Other chest pain
786.7 Abnormal chest sounds
786.8 Hiccough
786.9 Other symptoms involving respiratory system and chest


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014