-
ICD-10-CM Codes
›
-
C00-D49
Neoplasms
›
-
C76-C80
Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites
›
-
C79-
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
›
-
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C79.5
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C79.5
Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- C79.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C79.5 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C79.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 C79.5 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 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 C79.5. 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.
The following code(s) above
C79.5 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
C79.5:
Clinical Information
- Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the bone.
- The spread of a malignant neoplasm from a primary site to the skeletal system. The majority of metastatic neoplasms to the bone are carcinomas.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To C79.5
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
C79.63 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bilateral ovaries
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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.