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ICD-10: C10

Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

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

Excludes 2

  • malignant neoplasm of tonsil (C09.-)

Subcategories

C10.0
Malignant neoplasm of vallecula
C10.9
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified
C10.1
Malignant neoplasm of anterior surface of epiglottis
C10.8
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
C10.4
Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
C10.3
Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
C10.2
Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx

Related Diseases

Bowen-Conradi syndrome oral squamous cell carcinoma parotid gland adenoid cystic carcinoma oropharynx cancer

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