C78.3

C78.3: Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified respiratory organs

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C78.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified respiratory organs. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C78.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C78: Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above C78.3

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on C78: Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs

lymph node metastases (C77.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead C78.3

4 child codes. Green means billable.