What is the ICD 10 code for metastatic bone cancer? C79. 51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM C79.
ICD-10 CM code Z79.51, Z79.52 should be reported for an individual on glucocorticoid therapy. ICD-10 CM code Z79.83 should be reported for DXA testing while taking medicines for osteoporosis/osteopenia.
Why ICD-10 codes are important
C79. 51 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone | ICD-10-CM.
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of bone Z85. 830 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z85. 830 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C79. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C79.
Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C41. 2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
If the site of the primary cancer is not documented, the coder will assign a code for the metastasis first, followed by C80. 1 malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified. For example, if the patient was being treated for metastatic bone cancer, but the primary malignancy site is not documented, assign C79. 51, C80.
Almost all cancers can spread to the bone, but cancers that often spread there include breast, lung, prostate, kidney, melanoma, ovarian, and thyroid. The spine is the most common site for bone metastases.
C80. 1 - Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
Metastatic cancer has the same name as the primary cancer. For example, breast cancer that spreads to the lung is called metastatic breast cancer, not lung cancer. It is treated as stage IV breast cancer, not as lung cancer.
The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body. In metastasis, cancer cells break away from the original (primary) tumor, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form a new tumor in other organs or tissues of the body.
Overview. Bone metastasis occurs when cancer cells spread from their original site to a bone. Nearly all types of cancer can spread (metastasize) to the bones. But some types of cancer are particularly likely to spread to bone, including breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Spinal metastases occur when cancer tumors spread to the spinal column from a different location where they started.
51 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone.