EOD Mets
Notes
**Note:** Use code 70 when the only information is “distant metastasis, NOS,” and there is no documentation regarding the specific metastases.
* If there are specific metastasis documented that are not listed in codes 10, 20, or 30, assign code 50 for “other specified distant metastasis.”
| Code |
Description |
SS2018 M |
| 00 |
No distant metastasis
Unknown if distant metastasis |
NONE |
| 10 |
Distant lymph node(s), NOS
- Axillary (lower trunk)
- Femoral (cephalad/caudal) (upper trunk)
- Iliac (leg/hip)
- Supraclavicular (head and neck, arm/shoulder) |
D |
| 20 |
Metastasis to (excluding direct extension)
- Bone
- Cartilage
- Fascia
- Skeletal muscle
Skin or subcutaneous tissue beyond regional lymph node(s)
Underlying cartilage
WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph node(s) |
D |
| 30 |
Lung WITH or WITHOUT metastasis in codes 10 or 20 |
D |
| 50 |
Distant metastasis to other sites not in codes 10, 20 or 30
Visceral metastasis, NOS
WITH or WITHOUT metastasis in codes 10, 20 or 30
Carcinomatosis |
D |
| 70 |
Distant metastasis, NOS |
D |
| 99 |
Death Certificate Only |
U |
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