Diagnosis Code

C78.4 SECONDARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF SMALL INTESTINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C78.4

Short Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine

Long Description: Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine

The code C78.4 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 resp and digestive organs (C78)
        • C78.4 Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adenocarcinoma of ileum
  • Adenocarcinoma of Meckel diverticulum
  • Adenocarcinoma of small intestine
  • Malignant tumor of jejunum
  • Malignant tumor of Meckel's diverticulum
  • Malignant tumor of Meckel's diverticulum
  • Metastatic adenocarcinoma to Meckel diverticulum
  • Metastatic carcinoma to duodenum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to duodenum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to duodenum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to ileum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to ileum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to jejunum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to Meckel's diverticulum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to Meckel's diverticulum
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to small intestine
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to small intestine
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to small intestine
  • Neoplasm of Meckel's diverticulum
  • Neoplasm of Meckel's diverticulum
  • Tumor invades beyond pancreatic capsule to adjacent structures AND/OR organs
  • Tumor invades beyond pancreatic capsule to duodenum

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C78.4 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Digestive Malignancy With Mcc (374)
  • Digestive Malignancy With Cc (375)
  • Digestive Malignancy Without Cc/mcc (376)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C78.4 Right Arrow 197.4 Sec malig neo sm bowel

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
C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
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
C78.5 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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023