C38.0 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Heart. It is a four-character subcategory of C38 (Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C30–C39 (Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C38.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Pericardium
What C38.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- great vessels C49.3
C38.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C38.0Ondartet svulst i hjerte
DC380Kræft i hjertet
- DC380AKræft i perikardiet
C38.0Herz
C38.0Cœur
C38.0hart
C38.0Malignant neoplasm of heart
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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