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C38.2 - Malignant neoplasm of posterior mediastinum


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of posterior mediastinum is listed as C38.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: C38.2
Description: Malignant neoplasm of posterior mediastinum
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
180 - Respiratory Neoplasms W Mcc
181 - Respiratory Neoplasms W Cc
182 - Respiratory Neoplasms W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30-C39)
Parent C38 - Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 164.3 - Malignant neoplasm of posterior mediastinum
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C38.2:
C38.0 - Malignant neoplasm of heart
C38.1 - Malignant neoplasm of anterior mediastinum
C38.3 - Malignant neoplasm of mediastinum, part unspecified
C38.4 - Malignant neoplasm of pleura
C38.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of heart, mediastinum and pleura