C78.2
BillableSecondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- secondary carcinoid tumors of liver (C7B.02)
- secondary carcinoid tumors of peritoneum (C7B.04)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of parietal pleura94473002
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm to parietal pleura94473002
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of parietal pleura94473002
- Cancer metastatic to pleura94493005
- Metastasis to pleura94493005
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of pleura94493005
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm to pleura94493005
- Pleural seedling94493005
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura94493005
- Secondary malignant tumor of pleura94493005
- Secondary malignant tumour of pleura94493005
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of visceral pleura94678001
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm to visceral pleura94678001
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of visceral pleura94678001
- Neoplasm of parietal pleura126720005
- Neoplasm of visceral pleura126721009
- Visceral pleura invasion by tumor present384815007
- Visceral pleura invasion by tumour present384815007
- Mediastinal pleura involved by direct extension of malignant neoplasm384965002
- Visceral pleura involved by direct extension of malignant neoplasm384966001
- Thymic epithelial neoplasm stage finding396907008
- Stage IVa: Pleural or pericardial dissemination (thymus gland)396912009
- Pleural invasion by tumor present396916007
- Pleural invasion by tumour present396916007
- Cancer of parietal pleura449067008
- Malignant neoplasm of parietal pleura449067008
- Cancer of visceral pleura449308006
- Malignant neoplasm of visceral pleura449308006
- Metastatic small cell carcinoma1240362006
- Metastatic small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma1240362006
- Secondary small cell carcinoma1240362006
- Metastatic adenocarcinoma of pleura91191000119108
- Metastatic adenocarcinoma to pleura91191000119108
- Secondary adenocarcinoma of pleura91191000119108
- Metastatic malignant melanoma of pleura91221000119102
- Metastatic malignant melanoma to pleura91221000119102
- Secondary malignant melanoma of pleura91221000119102
- Metastatic small cell carcinoma of pleura91211000119109
- Metastatic small cell carcinoma to pleura91211000119109
- Metastatic small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma to pleura91211000119109
- Secondary small cell carcinoma of pleura91211000119109
- Squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to pleura91181000119105
UMLS
- Cancer metastatic to pleuraC0153678
- Malignant neoplasm of pleura metastaticC0153678
- Metastases to PleuraC0153678
- Metastases to pleuraC0153678
- Metastasis to pleuraC0153678
- Metastasis to the PleuraC0153678
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the PleuraC0153678
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the PleuraC0153678
- Metastatic Neoplasm to the PleuraC0153678
- Metastatic Tumor to the PleuraC0153678
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of pleuraC0153678
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm to pleuraC0153678
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm to pleura (disorder)C0153678
- Pleural metastasesC0153678
- Pleural seedlingC0153678
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleuraC0153678
- Secondary malignant tumor of pleuraC0153678
- Secondary malignant tumour of pleuraC0153678
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code C78.2?
ICD-10-CM code C78.2 represents "Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is C78.2 a billable code?
Yes, C78.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is C78.2 in?
C78.2 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).
What codes cannot be used with C78.2?
C78.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: secondary carcinoid tumors of liver (C7B.02); secondary carcinoid tumors of peritoneum (C7B.04).
What SNOMED CT codes does C78.2 map to?
C78.2 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 94493005, 449067008, 449308006, 384965002, 91191000119108, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for C78.2?
C78.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0153678. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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