ICD-Code C80: Malignant neoplasm, without specification of site

Note

In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).

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CUP syndrome (cancer with unknown primary origin): patient lying in front of an MRI tube. A doctor is standing behind a glass screen and observing the patient in the background. CUP syndrome (cancer with unknown primary origin): patient lying in front of an MRI tube. A doctor is standing behind a glass screen and observing the patient in the background.

CUP syndrome (cancer of unknown primary)

CUP syndrome is an unusual form of cancer that is detected from secondary/metastatic tumors (metastases). However the primary tumor is not detected and remains unknown.