ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C79.62
Secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C79.62
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C79 — Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C79.62 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary. 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 C79
- C79Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
- C79.0Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.00Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.01Secondary malignant neoplasm of right kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.02Secondary malignant neoplasm of left kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.1Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder and other and unspecified urinary organs
- C79.10Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary organs
- C79.11Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder
- C79.19Secondary malignant neoplasm of other urinary organs
- C79.2Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin
- C79.3Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges
- C79.31Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain
- C79.32Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges
- C79.4Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
- C79.40Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of nervous system
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