ICD-10: C09

Malignant neoplasm of tonsil

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
tobacco use (Z72.0)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)

Excludes 2

malignant neoplasm of pharyngeal tonsil (C11.1)
malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil (C02.4)

Subcategories

C09.9

Malignant neoplasm of tonsil, unspecified

C09.0

Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar fossa

C09.8

Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tonsil

C09.1

Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar pillar (anterior) (posterior)

Related Diseases

Askin's tumor small cell carcinoma organ system cancer Brooke-Spiegler syndrome oral squamous cell carcinoma tonsil squamous cell carcinoma pharynx squamous cell carcinoma NUT midline carcinoma 3MC syndrome 1 tonsil cancer

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