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ICD-10: C13

Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

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

Excludes 2

  • malignant neoplasm of pyriform sinus (C12)

Subcategories

C13.2
Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of hypopharynx
C13.8
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of hypopharynx
C13.9
Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx, unspecified
C13.1
Malignant neoplasm of aryepiglottic fold, hypopharyngeal aspect
C13.0
Malignant neoplasm of postcricoid region

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