Includes:

  • malignant neoplasm of middle ear

Excludes1

  • mesothelioma (C45.-)
  1. C34 Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung

    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)

    Excludes1

    • Kaposi's sarcoma of lung (C46.5-)
    • malignant carcinoid tumor of the bronchus and lung (C7A.090)
    1. C34.0 Malignant neoplasm of main bronchus

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of carina
      • Malignant neoplasm of hilus (of lung)
      1. C34.00 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified main bronchus

      2. C34.01 Malignant neoplasm of right main bronchus

      3. C34.02 Malignant neoplasm of left main bronchus

    2. C34.1 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung

      1. C34.10 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung

      2. C34.11 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung

      3. C34.12 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung

    3. C34.2 Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, bronchus or lung

    4. C34.3 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, bronchus or lung

      1. C34.30 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung

      2. C34.31 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung

      3. C34.32 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung

    5. C34.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bronchus and lung

      1. C34.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified bronchus and lung

      2. C34.81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right bronchus and lung

      3. C34.82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left bronchus and lung

    6. C34.9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of bronchus or lung

      1. C34.90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Lung cancer NOS
      2. C34.91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung

      3. C34.92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.