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ICD-10-CM Code C79.5
Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow

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 C79.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of C79.5 that describes the diagnosis 'secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow' in more detail.


Coding Notes for C79.5 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."
Secondary carcinoid tumors of bone - instead, use code C7B.03

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Primary malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland, metastatic to bone (disorder)
  • Pathological fracture due to metastatic bone disease (disorder)
  • Secondary malignant neoplasm of fibula (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for morphology code

ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C79.5 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow'

The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C79.5. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.


Parent Code: C79 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/C795