Adrenal gland, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Adrenal gland, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site) |
ICD10 code: | C79.7 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Adrenal gland CA |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | Metastatic solid tumor |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
- endocrine gland cancer located in the adrenal glands which are located above the kidneys
- Certain cancers can spread (metastasize) from other parts of the body to the adrenal gland, including kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma), melanoma (a type of skin cancer), lung cancer, colon cancer, and lymphoma.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
Malignancy with Metastasis
Metastasis and their primary tumor should be coded in combination because the codes for mets don't specify the primary site, only the site of the mets.
Codes for the mets can be found at:
- If the site of the mets isn't in the list, use Site NOS, metastatic malignancy to it (also code primary site)
- If there are mets to multiple sites, then combine all together the primary malignancy code to the codes for the different sites of the mets.
- If the mets are in the other of a paired organ (e.g. the other kidney), then code both the primary and the metastatic codes, and link them together
Codes for the primary tumors can be found at:
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