Icd 9 Code For Metastatic Lung Cancer. If the lung cancer is considered a metastatic site the cancer spread from another organ to the lung code 197 0 is assigned. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope.
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Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of volume 1. 2012 icd 9 cm diagnosis code 162 9 malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung unspecified short description. Code c80 0 disseminated malignant neoplasm unspecified is for use only in those cases where the patient has advanced metastatic disease and no known primary or secondary sites are specified.
This code was replaced on september 30 2015 by its icd 10 equivalent.
In many cases lung cancer spreads to other organs in the body such as the bone 198 5 brain 198 3 liver 197 7 and adrenal glands 198 7. This figure means that a person with a diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer is only 5 as likely as an individual without cancer to survive for 5 years beyond the date of diagnosis. Icd 9 cm 162 9 code will be replaced by october 2015 and relabeled as icd 10 cm 162 9. Icd 10 cm c34 90 is grouped within diagnostic related group s ms drg v 38 0.
