C34 Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung

Category / Non-billable header 21 subcodes

Block: Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30-C39)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • Kaposi's sarcoma of lung (C46.5-)
  • malignant carcinoid tumor of the bronchus and lung (C7A.090)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
C34..0 Malignant neoplasm of main bronchus No
C34..00 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified main bronchus Yes
C34..01 Malignant neoplasm of right main bronchus Yes
C34..02 Malignant neoplasm of left main bronchus Yes
C34..1 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung No
C34..10 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung Yes
C34..11 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung Yes
C34..12 Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung Yes
C34..2 Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, bronchus or lung Yes
C34..3 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, bronchus or lung No
C34..30 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung Yes
C34..31 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung Yes
C34..32 Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung Yes
C34..8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bronchus and lung No
C34..80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified bronchus and lung Yes
C34..81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right bronchus and lung Yes
C34..82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left bronchus and lung Yes
C34..9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of bronchus or lung No
C34..90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung Yes
C34..91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung Yes
C34..92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026