ICD-10 Code C77 For Secondary And Unspecified Malignant ... - AAPC

HomeCodes ICD-10 ICD-10-CM CodesNeoplasms Malignant neoplasms Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes (C77) C76.8 C77 C77.0 ICD-10-CM Code for Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes C77

ICD-10 code C77 for Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes Excludes1: malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes, specified as primary (C81-C86, C88, C96.-)mesentery metastasis of carcinoid tumor (C7B.04)secondary carcinoid tumors of distant lymph nodes (C7B.01) C77 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes C77.0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck C77.1 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intrathoracic lymph nodes C77.2 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intra-abdominal lymph nodes C77.3 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of axilla and upper limb lymph nodes C77.4 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of inguinal and lower limb lymph nodes C77.5 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intrapelvic lymph nodes C77.8 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of multiple regions C77.9 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph node, unspecified

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