C78.0 Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung

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Applies from C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs

Excludes1 (never code together)

• secondary carcinoid tumors of liver (C7B.02)
• secondary carcinoid tumors of peritoneum (C7B.04)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• lymph node metastases (C77.0)

Codes under C78.0

• C78.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung
• C78.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
• C78.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung

Code annotations containing back-references to C78.0

Back-references to C78.0

• Code First: J93.12 Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax ("secondary malignant neoplasm of lung (C78.0-)")

Nearby codes

• C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
• C78.0 Secondary malignant neoplasm of lung (this code)
• C78.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung
• C78.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
• C78.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung
• C78.1 Secondary malignant neoplasm of mediastinum
• C78.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura