Revisions of the ICD code and codes including pleural cancer in each revision
| Revision | Year of adoption | Period of use | ICD code including mesothelioma | |||
| 3 | 1920 | 1925–30 | 49: Malignant neoplasm of other organs or non specified | |||
| 4 | 1929 | 1930–43 | 47: Malignant neoplasm of respiratory system | |||
| 5 | 1938 | 1944–49 | 47: Malignant neoplasm of respiratory system | |||
| 6 | 1948 | 1950–57 | 47: Malignant neoplasm of respiratory system | |||
| 7 | 1955 | 1958–67 | 162.2: Malignant neoplasm of bronchus | |||
| 162.8: Malignant neoplasm of bronchus, lung, and multiple locations | ||||||
| 8 | 1965 | 1968–78 | 163.0: Malignant neoplasm of pleura | |||
| 9 | 1975 | Since 1979 | 163.0: Malignant neoplasm of pleura: parietal | |||
| 163.1: Malignant neoplasm of pleura: visceral | ||||||
| 163.8: Malignant neoplasm of pleura: other | ||||||
| 163.9: Malignant neoplasm of pleura: unspecified | ||||||
| 10 | 1989 | — | C38.4: Malignant neoplasm of pleura | |||