ICD-10 Code D02.20. ICD D02.20 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of carcinoma in situ of unspecified bronchus and lung. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
One study found that depending on the stage of the metastases (spread) the average survival time following diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer ranged from 6.3 months to 11.4 months. There are a number of factors that can impact life expectancy with metastatic lung cancer. Factors associated with a less favorable outcome include:
Malignant neoplasm of ectopic tissue
Basic DifferencesLung NeoplasmTopography CodeBehavior CodeMetastatic neoplasm of the lung (such as metastatic seminoma from the testis)C34.9M-9061/6In situ neoplasm of the lung (such as squamous carcinoma in situ)C34.9M-8070/2Benign neoplasm of lung (such as adenoma)C34.9M-8140/02 more rows
C78. 0 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung | ICD-10-CM.
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.
C34. 90 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung | ICD-10-CM.
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.
For example, lung mass and multiple lung nodules are specifically indexed to code R91. 8, Other nonspecific abnormal finding of lung field.
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.
C80. 1 - Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
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.
ICD-10 code C34. 90 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .
non-small cell lung cancer.
90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung.
Carcinoma of the colon is assigned to code 230.3 while carcinoma of the rectum goes to 230.4. Patients may not experience any symptoms of early-stage cancer. Also, what does malignant neoplasm of colon unspecified mean? The term "malignant neoplasm" means that a tumor is cancerous.
The term "malignant neoplasm" means that a tumor is cancerous. A doctor may suspect this diagnosis based on observation — such as during a colonoscopy — but usually a biopsy of the lesion or mass is needed to tell for sure whether it is malignant or benign (not cancerous).