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C09.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of tonsil

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C09.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of tonsil. It is a four-character subcategory of C09 (Malignant neoplasm of tonsil), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C00–C14 (Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Coding notes

  • [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]

C09.8 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

C09.8Malign tonsilltumör med övergripande växt

NorwayICD-10-NO

C09.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i tonsille

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC098Kræft i tonsil overgribende flere lokalisationer

GermanyICD-10-GM

C09.8Tonsille, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend

FranceICD-10-FR

C09.8Lésion à localisations contigües de l'amygdale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C09.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van tonsil

United StatesICD-10-CM

C09.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tonsil

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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