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 === Malignancy with Metastasis ===
-*Here, code BOTH the primary site and the location(s) of mets -- and the need to be combined because the codes for mets don't specify the primary site, only the site of the mets.
+*Here, code BOTH the primary site and the location(s) of mets -- and these need to be combined because the codes for mets don't specify the primary site, only the site of the mets.
-*There are codes for mets to the following places:  Lymph nodes, Lung, Pleura, Respiratory system NOS, Peritoneum, Liver or biliary system, Gastrointestinal system NOS, Urinary system NOS, Brain or meninges, Bone or bone marrow, Adrenal gland, Site NOS.
+*There are codes for mets to the following places:  {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Metastasis}}
-**The names of the codes for these metastatic sites are organized as:    "SITE, metastatic malignancy to it", e.g:
+*If the site of the mets isn't in the list, use '''[[Site NOS, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)]]'''
-{{Combined_dx_metastasis_primary}}
 === Antibiotic Resistance ===