ICD-10 diagnosis code
C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
C78 is the ICD-10 code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C76–C80 (Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of C78
- C78.0Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung
- C78.1Secondary malignant neoplasm of mediastinum
- C78.2Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
- C78.3Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified respiratory organs
- C78.4Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine
- C78.5Secondary malignant neoplasm of large intestine and rectum
- C78.6Secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum
- C78.7Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct
- C78.8Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified digestive organs
C78 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DC78Metastaser i åndedrætsorganer og fordøjelsessystemet
C78Syövän etäpesäke (sekundaarinen syöpä) hengityselimissä tai ruuansulatuselimissä
C78Sekundäre bösartige Neubildung der Atmungs- und Verdauungsorgane
C78Tumeur maligne secondaire des organes respiratoires et digestifs
C78secundair maligne neoplasma van tractus respiratorius en tractus digestivus
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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