2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 197.2
Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 197.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 197.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
197.2 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C78.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
Approximate Synonyms
- Adenocarcinoma metastatic to pleura
- Cancer metastatic to pleura
- Cancer metastatic to pleura, adenocarcinoma
- Cancer metastatic to pleura, small cell
- Cancer metastatic to pleura, squamous cell
- Melanoma eye metastatic to pleura (lining of lung)
- Melanoma metastatic to pleura
- Melanoma, eye, metastatic to pleura
- Melanoma, metastatic to pleura
- Secondary adenocarcinoma of pleura
- Secondary malignant melanoma of pleura
- Secondary malignant melanoma of pleura from eye
- Secondary small cell cancer of pleura
- Secondary squamous cell carcinoma of pleura
- Secondary undifferentiated large cell malignant neoplasm of pleura
- Small cell cancer metastatic to pleura
- Squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to pleura
- Undifferentiated large cell cancer metastatic to pleura
Clinical Information
- The spread of cancer to the pleura from an adjacent or distant anatomic site
