2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C45.0

Mesothelioma of pleura

  • C45.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C45.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C45.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 C45.0 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • other malignant neoplasm of pleura (C38.4)

The following code(s) above C45.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C45.0:

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the pleura, mesothelioma
  • Malignant mesothelioma of pleura

ICD-10-CM C45.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 180 Respiratory neoplasms with mcc
  • 181 Respiratory neoplasms with cc
  • 182 Respiratory neoplasms without cc/mcc

Convert C45.0 to ICD-9-CMCode 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C45.0: