Lung Cancer: ICD-10-CM Coding. Coding example: A patient with cancer in the lower lobe of his left lung presents for lobectomy. Proper coding is: C34.32 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung.
Codes for lung cancer are categorized by morphology, site, and laterality (except C34.2 Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, brounchus or lung because only the right lung has a middle lobe). Subcategories that designated laterality are: C34.0- Malignant neoplasm of main bronchus C34.1- Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung
Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, bronchus or lung. C34.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM C34.3 became effective on October 1, 2018.
The code for carcinoid tumor of the lung, C7A.090, has no specific site or laterality. Secondary malignant neoplasms are broken down by laterality: Coding example: A patient with cancer in the lower lobe of his left lung presents for lobectomy.
ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung C34. 32.
ICD-10 code C34. 92 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .
C34. 90 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-PCS codeOperationBody part0BBJ0ZXExcisionLower lung lobe, left0BBJ0ZZExcisionLower lung lobe, left0BBJ4ZXExcisionLower lung lobe, left0BBJ4ZZExcisionLower lung lobe, left27 more rows
32 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung.
ICD-10 code C34. 31 for Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .
ICD-10 code C34. 91 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .
10 for Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
- C34.90 (malignant neoplasm of. unspecified part of unspecified bronchus. or lung)
ICD-10 code Z87. 891 for Personal history of nicotine dependence is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Resection includes all of a body part or any subdivision of a body part having its own body part value in ICD-10-PCS, while excision includes only a portion of a body part. Examples of resection are total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung, total mastectomy, resection cecum, prostatectomy, or cholecystectomy.
ICD-10 code N52. 31 for Erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung C34-
Adenocarcinoma develops in cells located in the glands that line your organs (glandular epithelial cells). These cells secrete mucous, digestive juices or other liquids. If your glandular cells begin to change or grow out of control, tumors can form. Some tumors found in glandular cells are not cancerous.
8 for Other nonspecific abnormal finding of lung field is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
ICD-10-CM Code for Multiple myeloma C90. 0.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C34.92 became effective on October 1, 2021.
A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States, and is the leading cause of cancer death among both sexes. The number one risk factor for lung cancer is cigarette smoking. There are two main types of lung cancer .
Non-small cell cancer includes squamous cell carcinoma (also called epidermoid carcinoma), large cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Codes for lung cancer are categorized by morphology, site, and laterality (except C34.2 Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, brounchus or lung because only the right lung has a middle lobe ).
Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, bronchus or lung 1 C34.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM C34.3 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C34.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 C34.3 may differ.
A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C34.3 became effective on October 1, 2021.