C79 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for C79 ICD 10 code
- secondary carcinoid tumors (C7B.-)
- secondary neuroendocrine tumors (C7B.-)
Codes
- C79.0 Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left kidney and renal pelvis
- C79.1 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder and other and unspecified urinary organs
- C79.10 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary organs
- C79.11 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder
- C79.19 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other urinary organs
- C79.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin
- C79.3 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges
- C79.31 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain
- C79.32 Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges
- C79.4 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
- C79.40 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of nervous system
- C79.49 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system
- C79.5 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
- C79.51 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone
- C79.52 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone marrow
- C79.6 Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary
- C79.60 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- C79.61 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right ovary
- C79.62 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary
- C79.7 Secondary malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
- C79.70 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified adrenal gland
- C79.71 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right adrenal gland
- C79.72 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left adrenal gland
- C79.8 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
- C79.81 Secondary malignant neoplasm of breast
- C79.82 Secondary malignant neoplasm of genital organs
- C79.89 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
- C79.9 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to C79 ICD10 Code:
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
C79 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about C79 ICD 10 code
Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.
Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Most cancers are named for where they start. For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. Symptoms and treatment depend on the cancer type and how advanced it is. Most treatment plans may include surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Some may involve hormone therapy, immunotherapy or other types of biologic therapy, or stem cell transplantation.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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