ICD-10 diagnosis code

C08 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

C08 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C00–C14 (Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: II · C00–D48
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What C08 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

malignant neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location
malignant neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS C06.9
parotid gland C07

Subcodes of C08

C08 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

C08Malign tumör i andra och ospecificerade stora spottkörtlar

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC08Kræft i andre og ikke specificerede store spytkirtler

FinlandICD-10-FI

C08Muiden tai määrittämättömien suurten sylkirauhasten syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C08Bösartige Neubildung sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter großer Speicheldrüsen

FranceICD-10-FR

C08Tumeur maligne des glandes salivaires principales, autres et non précisées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C08maligne neoplasma

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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