Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx - C10
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "C10" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- 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)
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- malignant neoplasm of tonsil (C09.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx. The "C10" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- C10.0 - Malignant neoplasm of vallecula
- C10.1 - Malignant neoplasm of anterior surface of epiglottis
- C10.2 - Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx
- C10.3 - Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
- C10.4 - Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
- C10.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
- C10.9 - Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified