2021 ICD-10-CM Code C78.4
Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine
Valid for Submission
C78.4 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine. The code C78.4 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code C78.4 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like ampulla of vater tnm finding, malignant tumor of jejunum, malignant tumor of meckel's diverticulum, metastasis to small intestine of unknown primary, neoplasm of meckel's diverticulum , pt2: tumor invades duodenal wall , etc.
The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms apply to this code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic duodenojejunal junction ; Neoplasm, neoplastic duodenum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic ileum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal small ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal small duodenum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal small ileum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal small jejunum ; etc
| ICD-10: | C78.4 |
| Short Description: | Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine |
| Long Description: | Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine |
Code Classification
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Ampulla of Vater TNM finding
- Malignant tumor of jejunum
- Malignant tumor of Meckel's diverticulum
- Metastasis to small intestine of unknown primary
- Neoplasm of Meckel's diverticulum
- pT2: Tumor invades duodenal wall
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of duodenum
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of ileum
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of jejunum
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of Meckel's diverticulum
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine
- T2: Ampulla tumor invades duodenal wall
- T3: Pancreatic tumor extends directly to any of the following: duodenum; bile duct; peripancreatic tissues
- Tumor invades beyond pancreatic capsule to adjacent structures AND/OR organs
- Tumor invades beyond pancreatic capsule to duodenum
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code C78.4 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert C78.4 to ICD-9 Code
- 197.4 - Sec malig neo sm bowel
Table of Neoplasms
The code C78.4 is included in the table of neoplasms by anatomical site. For each site there are six possible code numbers according to whether the neoplasm in question is malignant, benign, in situ, of uncertain behavior, or of unspecified nature. The description of the neoplasm will often indicate which of the six columns is appropriate.
Where such descriptors are not present, the remainder of the Index should be consulted where guidance is given to the appropriate column for each morphological (histological) variety listed. However, the guidance in the Index can be overridden if one of the descriptors mentioned above is present.
| Neoplasm, neoplastic | Malignant Primary |
Malignant Secondary |
CaInSitu | Benign | Uncertain Behavior |
Unspecified Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »duodenojejunal junction | C17.8 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »duodenum | C17.0 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.2 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »ileum | C17.2 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intestine, intestinal »small | C17.9 | C78.4 | D01.40 | D13.30 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intestine, intestinal »small »duodenum | C17.0 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.2 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intestine, intestinal »small »ileum | C17.2 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intestine, intestinal »small »jejunum | C17.1 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »jejunum | C17.1 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »Meckel diverticulum, malignant | C17.3 | C78.4 | D01.49 | D13.39 | D37.2 | D49.0 |
Information for Patients
Intestinal Cancer
Also called: Duodenal cancer, Ileal cancer, Jejunal cancer, Small intestine cancer
Your small intestine is part of your digestive system. It is a long tube that connects your stomach to your large intestine. Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high-fat diet or having Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or a history of colonic polyps can increase your risk.
Possible signs of small intestine cancer include
- Abdominal pain
- Weight loss for no reason
- Blood in the stool
- A lump in the abdomen
Imaging tests that create pictures of the small intestine and the area around it can help diagnose intestinal cancer and show whether it has spread.
Surgery is the most common treatment. Additional options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)