C78.2 is the ICD-10 code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura. It is a four-character subcategory of C78 (Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C76–C80 (Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C78.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Malignant pleural effusion NOS
C78.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C78.2Metastase i brysthinne
- C78.20Mikrometastase i brysthinne
DC782Fjernmetastase i lungehinde
- DC782ACarcinomatosis pleurae
- DC782BMalign pleural effusion
C78.2Sekundäre bösartige Neubildung der Pleura
C78.2Tumeur maligne secondaire de la plèvre
C78.2secundair maligne neoplasma van pleura
C78.2Secondary malignant neoplasm of 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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