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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

C34.1Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung

Not billable — use a more specific code

C34.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.

Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Pancoast's syndrome or tumor.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About C34.1

C34.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung. It belongs to category C34 (malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung), block C30-C39 (malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs) and chapter 2 (neoplasms). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within C34 (malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung), C34.1 is specifically for malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, bronchus or lung. Related codes cover main bronchus (C34.0), middle lobe, bronchus or lung (C34.2), lower lobe, bronchus or lung (C34.3), overlapping sites of bronchus and lung (C34.8) and unspecified part of bronchus or lung (C34.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: C34.10 (lung), C34.11 (lung) and C34.12 (lung).

Use an additional 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.-) and 1 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under C34.1

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to C34.1.

› From C34 Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung
Excludes1
  • 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)

Broader instructions also apply from C30-C39 Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs and Chapter 2: Neoplasms.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to C34.1.

Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about C34.1

Is C34.1 billable?

No. C34.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.