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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 197.2
Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura
  • Short description: SECOND MALIG NEO PLEURA.
  • 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).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 197.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 197.2: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
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
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 197.2:
  • Effusion
    • pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial 511.9
 197.1 ICD9Data.com 197.3 
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