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ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

C79.9 – Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

carcinomatosis NOS (C80.0)
generalized cancer NOS (C80.0)
malignant (primary) neoplasm of unspecified site (C80.1)

Applicable To

Metastatic cancer NOS
Metastatic disease NOS

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH OTHER PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH OTHER PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
OTHER MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASTIC DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
OTHER MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASTIC DIAGNOSES WITH CC
OTHER MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASTIC DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Disease, diseased See also Syndrome
metastatic See also Neoplasm, secondary, by site C79.9
Metastasis, metastatic
disease See also Neoplasm, secondary, by site C79.9

Sibling Codes

Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis
Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder and other and unspecified urinary organs
Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin
Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary
Secondary malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites

Parent Sibling Codes

Malignant neoplasm of meninges
Malignant neoplasm of brain
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures
Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites
Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
Malignant neuroendocrine tumors
Secondary neuroendocrine tumors

View in Tabular

Code Title
C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
C76-C80 Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80)
C79 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
C79.9 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site
Type 1 Excludes
carcinomatosis NOS (C80.0)
generalized cancer NOS (C80.0)
malignant (primary) neoplasm of unspecified site (C80.1)

Applicable to
Metastatic cancer NOS
Metastatic disease NOS