C79.2 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin

The ICD 10 Code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin is listed as C79.2.
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:	C79.2
Description:	Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin Excludes1: secondary Merkel cell carcinoma (C7B.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	582 - Mastectomy For Malignancy W Cc/mcc 583 - Mastectomy For Malignancy W/o Cc/mcc 597 - Malignant Breast Disorders W Mcc 598 - Malignant Breast Disorders W Cc 599 - Malignant Breast Disorders W/o Cc/mcc 600 - Non-malignant Breast Disorders W Cc/mcc 601 - Non-malignant Breast Disorders W/o Cc/mcc

Chapter	Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block	Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80)
Parent	C79 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	198.2 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C79.2:
C79.0 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis
C79.1 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder and other and unspecified urinary organs
C79.3 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and cerebral meninges
C79.4 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
C79.5 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
C79.6 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary
C79.7 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
C79.8 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites
C79.9 - Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site