2021 ICD-10-CM Code C79.49
Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system
Valid for Submission
| ICD-10: | C79.49 |
| Short Description: | Secondary malignant neoplasm of oth parts of nervous system |
| Long Description: | Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system |
Code Classification
C79.49 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system. The code C79.49 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 C79.49 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like disorder of olfactory nerve, disseminated retinitis, finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor, finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor, finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor , finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor, etc.
The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms apply to this code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic acoustic nerve ; Neoplasm, neoplastic arachnoid ; Neoplasm, neoplastic arachnoid spinal ; Neoplasm, neoplastic auditory nerve ; Neoplasm, neoplastic cauda equina ; Neoplasm, neoplastic chiasma opticum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic choroid ; etc
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Disorder of olfactory nerve
- Disseminated retinitis
- Finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of optic nerve by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of sclera by tumor
- Finding addressing invasion of sclera by tumor
- Leukemic infiltrate of choroid
- Leukemic infiltrate of retina
- Leukemic infiltration of orbit
- Lip and oral cavity TNM finding
- Major salivary gland TNM finding
- Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- Malignant neoplasm of sclera
- Malignant neoplasm of spinal meninges
- Malignant tumor of choroid
- Malignant tumor of ciliary body
- Malignant tumor of conjunctiva
- Malignant tumor of cornea
- Malignant tumor of lacrimal drainage structure
- Malignant tumor of lacrimal gland
- Malignant tumor of optic nerve
- Malignant tumor of retina
- Maxillary sinus TNM finding
- Maxillary sinus TNM finding
- Maxillary sinus TNM finding
- Metastasis to eye of unknown primary
- Metastasis to nervous system and eye
- Metastatic disseminated retinitis
- Metastatic disseminated retinitis AND retinochoroiditis
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of meninges
- Metastatic malignant neoplasm of peripheral nervous system
- Metastatic neuroblastoma
- Metastatic neuroblastoma of orbit proper
- Metastatic spinal cord compression
- Myelopathy due to malignant neoplastic disease
- Myelopathy due to neoplastic disease
- Nasopharynx TNM finding
- Neoplasm of abducens nerve
- Neoplasm of accessory nerve
- Neoplasm of cauda equina
- Neoplasm of facial nerve
- Neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve
- Neoplasm of hypoglossal nerve
- Neoplasm of oculomotor nerve
- Neoplasm of olfactory nerve
- Neoplasm of sclera
- Neoplasm of trigeminal nerve
- Neoplasm of trochlear nerve
- Neoplasm of vagus nerve
- Perineural invasion by tumor present
- Perineural invasion finding
- Prostate cancer metastatic to eye
- pT2: Minimal invasion of the optic nerve and/or optic coats
- pT2: Tumor confluent with or extending into the ciliary body and/or choroid
- pT2a: Tumor confluent with or extending into the ciliary body and/or choroid with melanomalytic glaucoma
- pT2a: Tumor invades optic nerve up to, but not through, the level of the lamina cribrosa
- pT2b: Tumor invades choroid focally
- pT2c category
- pT2c: Tumor invades optic nerve up to, but not through, the level of the lamina cribrosa and invades the choroid focally
- pT3: Significant invasion of the optic nerve and/or optic coats
- pT3: Tumor confluent with or extending into the ciliary body and/or choroid with scleral extension
- pT3: Tumor invades any of the following: bone of the posterior wall of maxillary sinus, subcutaneous tissues, floor or medial wall of orbit, pterygoid fossa, ethmoid sinuses
- pT3a: Tumor confluent with or extending into the ciliary body and/or choroid with scleral extension and melanomalytic glaucoma
- pT3a: Tumor invades optic nerve through the level of the lamina cribrosa but not to the line of resection
- pT3b: Tumor massively invades the choroid
- pT3c category
- pT3c: Tumor invades the optic nerve through the level of the lamina cribrosa but not to the line of resection and massively invades the choroid
- pT4: Tumor with intracranial extension, and/or involvement of cranial nerves, infratemporal fossa, hypopharynx, orbit, or masticator space
- pT4a: Tumor invades anterior orbital contents, skin of cheek, pterygoid plates, infratemporal fossa, cribriform plate, sphenoid or frontal sinuses
- pT4a: Tumor invades skin, mandible, ear canal, and/or facial nerve
- pT4a: Tumor invades through cortical bone, inferior alveolar nerve, floor of mouth, or skin of face, i.e., chin or nose
- pT4b: Tumor invades any of the following: orbital apex, dura, brain, middle cranial fossa, cranial nerves other than maxillary division of trigeminal nerve, nasopharynx, or clivus
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of abducens nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of accessory nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and spinal cord
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of choroid
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of ciliary body
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of cornea
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of cranial nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of eye
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of facial nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of hypoglossal nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of lacrimal drainage structure
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland duct
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of oculomotor nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of orbit
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of retina
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of sclera
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of spinal meninges
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of trigeminal nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of trochlear nerve
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of uveal tract
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of vagus nerve
- T3: Aerodigestive tract tumor extends to anterior orbit and/or maxillary sinus
- T4: Aerodigestive tract tumor with intracranial extension and/or involvement of cranial nerves, infratemporal fossa, hypopharynx or orbit
- T4: Aerodigestive tract tumor with intracranial extension, orbital extension including apex, involving sphenoid and/or frontal sinus and/or skin of nose
- T4: Aerodigestive tumor invades base of skull, seventh nerve, and/or exceeds 6 cm in greatest dimension
- Tumor invades anterior chamber of eye
- Tumor invades optic disc
- Tumor invades optic nerve
- Tumor invades optic nerve anterior to lamina cribrosa
- Tumor invades optic nerve at lamina cribrosa
- Tumor invades optic nerve posterior to lamina cribrosa but not to end of nerve
- Tumor invades optic nerve to cut end of optic nerve
- Tumor invades Schlemm's canal
- Tumor invades sclera
Convert C79.49 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code C79.49 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 198.4 - Sec malig neo nerve NEC (Approximate Flag)
Table of Neoplasms
The code C79.49 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 »acoustic nerve | C72.4 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »arachnoid | C70.9 | C79.49 | D32.9 | D42.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »arachnoid »spinal | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »auditory »nerve | C72.4 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cauda equina | C72.1 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »chiasma opticum | C72.3 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »choroid | C69.3 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.3 | D48.7 | D49.81 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »ciliary body | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »conjunctiva | C69.0 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.0 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »orbit | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.1 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »conus medullaris | C72.0 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cord (true) (vocal) »spinal (cervical) (lumbar) (thoracic) | C72.0 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cornea (limbus) | C69.1 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.1 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cranial (fossa, any) »nerve | C72.50 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cranial (fossa, any) »nerve »specified NEC | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »crystalline lens | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »dura (cranial) (mater) | C70.9 | C79.49 | D32.9 | D42.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »dura (cranial) (mater) »spinal | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »epidural | C72.9 | C79.49 | D33.9 | D43.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »extradural | C72.9 | C79.49 | D33.9 | D43.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »extraocular muscle | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »eye NEC | C69.9 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.9 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »eyeball | C69.9 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.9 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »filum terminale | C72.0 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »ganglia [See Also: Neoplasm, nerve, peripheral] »cranial nerve | C72.50 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intraocular | C69.9 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.9 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intraorbital | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »iris | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal »canaliculi | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal »duct (nasal) | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal »gland | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal »punctum | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lacrimal »sac | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »lens, crystalline | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »limbus of cornea | C69.1 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.1 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »meninges | C70.9 | C79.49 | D32.9 | D42.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »meninges »spinal (cord) | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »motor tract | C72.9 | C79.49 | D33.9 | D43.9 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »motor tract »cauda equina | C72.1 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »motor tract »spinal | C72.0 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »muscle [See Also: Neoplasm, connective tissue] | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »muscle [See Also: Neoplasm, connective tissue] »extraocular | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nasolacrimal duct | C69.5 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.5 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »abducens | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »accessory (spinal) | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »acoustic | C72.4 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »auditory | C72.4 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »cranial | C72.50 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »cranial »specified NEC | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »facial | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »glossopharyngeal | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »hypoglossal | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »oculomotor | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »olfactory | C47.2 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »optic | C72.3 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »peripheral NEC »orbit | C69.6 | C79.49 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »spinal NEC »accessory | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »trigeminal | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »trochlear | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nerve (ganglion) »vagus | C72.59 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »nervous system (central) »specified site NEC | C79.49 | D33.7 | D43.8 | |||
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »olfactory nerve or bulb | C72.2 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »optic nerve, chiasm, or tract | C72.3 | C79.49 | D33.3 | D43.3 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »orbit | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »orbit »autonomic nerve | C69.6 | C79.49 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »orbit »eye | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »orbit »peripheral nerves | C69.6 | C79.49 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »orbit »soft parts | C69.6 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »parasellar | C72.9 | C79.49 | D33.9 | D43.8 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »pia mater »spinal | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »retina | C69.2 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.2 | D48.7 | D49.81 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »retrobulbar | C69.6 | C79.49 | D31.6 | D48.7 | D49.89 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »sclera | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »spine, spinal (column) »cord (cervical) (lumbar) (sacral) (thoracic) | C72.0 | C79.49 | D33.4 | D43.4 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »spine, spinal (column) »dura mater | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »spine, spinal (column) »membrane | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »spine, spinal (column) »meninges | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »spine, spinal (column) »pia mater | C70.1 | C79.49 | D32.1 | D42.1 | D49.7 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »uveal tract | C69.4 | C79.49 | D09.2 | D31.4 | D48.7 | D49.89 |
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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)