Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx - C14
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "C14" 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)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- malignant neoplasm of oral cavity NOS (C06.9)
These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx. The "C14" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.