ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C38.8
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of heart, mediastinum and pleura
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C38.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C38 — Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C38.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of heart, mediastinum and pleura. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C38
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