Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura - C38
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- mesothelioma (C45.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura. The "C38" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- C38.0 - Malignant neoplasm of heart
- C38.1 - Malignant neoplasm of anterior mediastinum
- C38.2 - Malignant neoplasm of posterior 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