2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C34.9

Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of bronchus or lung

  • C34.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C34.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C34.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 C34.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above C34.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C34.9:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C30-C39  Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs
  • C34  Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change