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C79.3 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges

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C79.3 is the ICD-10 code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges. 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

C79.3 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

C79.3Sekundär malign tumör (metastas) i hjärnan och hjärnhinnorna

NorwayICD-10-NO

C79.3Metastase i hjerne eller hjernehinne

  • C79.30Mikrometastase i hjerne eller hjernehinne
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC793Fjernmetastase i hjernen eller hjernehinder

  • DC793AFjernmetastase i hjernen
  • DC793BFjernmetastase i hjernehinde
  • DC793CFjernmetastase i rygmarvshinde
GermanyICD-10-GM

C79.3Sekundäre bösartige Neubildung des Gehirns und der Hirnhäute

FranceICD-10-FR

C79.3Tumeur maligne secondaire du cerveau et des méninges cérébrales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C79.3secundair maligne neoplasma van hersenen en hersenvliezen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C79.31Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain
  • C79.32Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges

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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