Neoplasms Of Unspecified Nature ICD 9 Codes (239)

NEOPLASMS OF UNSPECIFIED NATURE (ICD 9 CODES: 239)

239       Neoplasms of unspecified nature

Note:    Category 239 classifies by site neoplasms of unspecified morphology and behavior. The term "mass," unless otherwise stated, is not to be regarded as a neoplastic growth.

Includes:     "growth" NOS

neoplasm NOS

new growth NOS

tumor NOS

239.0    Digestive system

Excludes: anus:

margin (239.2)

skin (239.2)

perianal skin (239.2)

239.1    Respiratory system

239.2    Bone, soft tissue, and skin

Excludes: anal canal (239.0)

anus NOS (239.0)

bone marrow (202.9)

cartilage:

larynx (239.1)

nose (239.1)

connective tissue of breast (239.3)

skin of genital organs (239.5)

vermilion border of lip (239.0)

239.3    Breast

Excludes: skin of breast (239.2)

239.4    Bladder

239.5    Other genitourinary organs

239.6    Brain

Excludes: cerebral meninges (239.7)

cranial nerves (239.7)

239.7    Endocrine glands and other parts of nervous system

Excludes: peripheral, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nerves and ganglia (239.2)

239.8    Other specified sites

Excludes: eyelid (skin) (239.2)

cartilage (239.2)

great vessels (239.2)

optic nerve (239.7)

239.81  Retina and choroid

Dark area on retina

Retinal freckle

239.89  Other specified sites

239.9    Site unspecified