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ICD-10-CM Code C79
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code C79 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of C79 that describes the diagnosis 'secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites' in more detail.


Coding Notes for C79 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Lymph node metastases - instead, use code C77.0
Secondary carcinoid tumors - instead, use code C7B.-
Secondary neuroendocrine tumors - instead, use code C7B.-

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'C79 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C79. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C79 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites'

The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C79. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.

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