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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C79.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin

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C79.2 is the ICD-10 code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin. It is a four-character subcategory of C79 (Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites), 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

C79.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

C79.2Sekundär malign tumör (metastas) i huden

NorwayICD-10-NO

C79.2Metastase i hud

  • C79.20Mikrometastase i hud
  • C79.21Metastase i stikkanal og portkanal i hud
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC792Fjernmetastase i huden

GermanyICD-10-GM

C79.2Sekundäre bösartige Neubildung der Haut

FranceICD-10-FR

C79.2Tumeur maligne secondaire de la peau

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C79.2secundair maligne neoplasma van huid

United StatesICD-10-CM

C79.2Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin

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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