ICD-10-CM Code C78.0
Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code C78.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C78.0 that describes the diagnosis 'secondary malignant neoplasm of lung' in more detail.
- C78.0 Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung NON-BILLABLE
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of bronchus of left upper lobe (disorder)
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of bronchus of right lower lobe (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C78.0 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C78.0. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: C78 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs