EOD Mets

Code Description SS2018 M
00 No distant metastasis Unknown if distant metastasis NONE
10 Distant lymph node(s) with metastatic lesion(s) **less than or equal to 3 cm** - Axilla - Groin - Infraclavicular - Mediastinal (excluding superior mediastinal nodes) - Distant lymph node(s), NOS D
30 Distant metastasis with metastatic lesions **less than or equal to 3 cm** * WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph nodes metastatic lesions **less than or equal to 3 cm** D
50 Distant lymph node(s) OR distant organs * WITH one or more metastatic lesions **greater than 3 cm** D
70 Distant lymph node(s) OR distant organs * Size of metastatic lesions unknown Distant metastasis, NOS D
99 Death Certificate Only U
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