ICD-10 diagnosis code
C38.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of heart, mediastinum and pleura
C38.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of heart, mediastinum and pleura. 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
Coding notes
- [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C38.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C38.8Malign tumör i hjärtat, mediastinum och pleura med övergripande växt
C38.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i hjerte, mediastinum eller brysthinne
DC388Kræft i hjerte, mediastinum og lungehinde overgribende flere lokalisationer
C38.8Herz, Mediastinum und Pleura, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend
C38.8Lésion à localisations contigües du cœur, du médiastin et de la plèvre
C38.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van hart, mediastinum en pleura
C38.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of heart, mediastinum and pleura
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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