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ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung C34.90

ICD-10 code C34.90 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Official Long Descriptor

Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung
Lung cancer NOS

C34

Excludes1: Kaposi's sarcoma of lung (C46.5-)
malignant carcinoid tumor of the bronchus and lung (C7A.090)

Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

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