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C09.9 Malignant neoplasm: Tonsil, unspecified

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C09.9 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Tonsil, unspecified. 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

What C09.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tonsil:
    • NOS
    • faucial
    • palatine

C09.9 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

C09.9Malign tumör i tonsill, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

C09.9Ondartet svulst med uspesifisert lokalisasjon i tonsille

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC099Kræft i tonsil UNS

GermanyICD-10-GM

C09.9Tonsille, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

C09.9Amygdale, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C09.9tonsil, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

C09.9Malignant neoplasm of tonsil, unspecified

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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