ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C78.01
Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C78.01
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C78 — Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C78.01 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung. 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 C78
- C78Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
- C78.0Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung
- C78.00Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung
- C78.02Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung
- C78.1Secondary malignant neoplasm of mediastinum
- C78.2Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
- C78.3Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified respiratory organs
- C78.30Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ
- C78.39Secondary malignant neoplasm of other respiratory organs
- C78.4Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine
- C78.5Secondary malignant neoplasm of large intestine and rectum
- C78.6Secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum
- C78.7Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct
- C78.8Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified digestive organs
- C78.80Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ
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