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ICD-10: C05

Malignant neoplasm of palate

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)

Excludes 1

  • Kaposi's sarcoma of palate (C46.2)

Subcategories

C05.8
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of palate
C05.2
Malignant neoplasm of uvula
C05.0
Malignant neoplasm of hard palate
C05.9
Malignant neoplasm of palate, unspecified
C05.1
Malignant neoplasm of soft palate

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