2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 196.5
Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 196.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 196.5 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:
196.5 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C77.4 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of inguinal and lower limb lymph nodes
Approximate Synonyms
- Cancer metastatic to inguinal LN
- Cancer metastatic to leg LN
- Cancer metastatic to lymph node, inguinal
- Cancer metastatic to lymph node, lower limb
- Cancer metastatic to lymph node, popliteal
- Cancer metastatic to lymph node, tibial
- Cancer metastatic to popliteal LN
- Cancer metastatic to tibial LN
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of femoral lymph nodes
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of inguinal lymph nodes
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of lower limb
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of popliteal lymph nodes
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of superficial inguinal lymph nodes
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of tibial lymph nodes
- Secondary nodes - inguinal/leg
Applies To
- Femoral
- Groin
- Popliteal
- Tibial
