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C77.0 - Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck
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C77.0 - Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck
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If the provider is documenting the N2, I believe it would be appropriate to code secondary malignancy of lymph nodes. I would default to C77.9 since the provider does not specify which lymph nodes. ... [ Read More ]

If a pathology report comes back and in the "left axillary contents" section it states the total number of nodes examined was 7 and 3 were involved by tumor cells, would that be coded to lymph node me... [ Read More ]

[QUOTE="danachock, post: 493049, member: 186808"] Say, I was thinking about this last night after reviewing your discussion. I have a question and since I don't have the pathology report to review the... [ Read More ]

Say, I was thinking about this last night after reviewing your discussion. I have a question and since I don't have the pathology report to review the gross or microscopic description - it has me wond... [ Read More ]

C80.1 Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified C77.0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck for the malignant cervical nodes For the HPV+ as long as it is ... [ Read More ]

Approximate Synonyms dx code of D04.4 from the ICD10 manual is description below. Cancer in situ, skin of scalp [LIST] [*]Carcinoma in situ of skin of neck [*]Carcinoma in situ of skin of s... [ Read More ]

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 478231, member: 5404"] D04.4 would be incorrect as this is documented neither [I]in situ [/I]nor as a carcinoma of the skin. Per the 2020 ICD-10 guidelines, 'consistent with... [ Read More ]

D04.4 would be incorrect as this is documented neither [I]in situ [/I]nor as a carcinoma of the skin. Per the 2020 ICD-10 guidelines, 'consistent with' should be treated as an uncertain diagnosis, wh... [ Read More ]

I would use: 1) C80.1 Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified 2) C77.0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck for the malignant cervical nodes For the HP... [ Read More ]

per CT thorax, abd and pelvis results, -Posterior Mediastinal Adenopathy, compatible with metastatic disease. This is somewhat increased from prior CT exam. I will code as C77.1, but other coder d... [ Read More ]

  1. ICD-10-CM Codes
  2. C00-D49 Neoplasms
  3. C76-C80 Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites
  4. Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes C77

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as C77. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes, specified as primary (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C81

    Hodgkin lymphoma

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    Type 1 Excludes

    • personal history of Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.71)

    C81-

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C86

    Other specified types of T/NK-cell lymphoma

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    Type 1 Excludes

    • anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK negative (C84.7-)
    • anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK positive (C84.6-)
    • mature T/NK-cell lymphomas (C84.-)
    • other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C85.8-)

    C86,

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C88

    Malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other B-cell lymphomas

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    Type 1 Excludes

    • B-cell lymphoma, unspecified (C85.1-)
    • personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)

    C88,

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C96

    • C96 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of ...
      • C96.0 Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) L...
      • C96.2 Malignant mast cell neoplasm
        • C96.20 …… unspecified
        • C96.21 Aggressive systemic mastocytosis
        • C96.22 Mast cell sarcoma
        • C96.29 Other malignant mast cell neoplasm
      • C96.4 Sarcoma of dendritic cells (accessory cells)
      • C96.5 Multifocal and unisystemic Langerhans-cell hi...
      • C96.6 Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
      • C96.A Histiocytic sarcoma
      • C96.Z Other specified malignant neoplasms of lympho...
      • C96.9 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic...

    C96.-)
  • mesentary metastasis of carcinoid tumor (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C7B.04

    Secondary carcinoid tumors of peritoneum

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    Applicable To

    • Mesentary metastasis of carcinoid tumor

    C7B.04)
  • secondary carcinoid tumors of distant lymph nodes (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C7B.01

    Secondary carcinoid tumors of distant lymph nodes

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    C7B.01)

Clinical Information

  • The spread of cancer to and establishment in the lymph nodes

Codes

  • 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

What is the ICD

ICD-10-CM Code for Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes C77.

What is the ICD

ICD-10 Code for Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck- C44. 42- Codify by AAPC.

What is the ICD

ICD-10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of head, face and neck- C76. 0- Codify by AAPC.

What is the ICD

ICD-10 code: C77. 0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm: Lymph nodes of head, face and neck.