C15.5 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Lower third of oesophagus. It is a four-character subcategory of C15 (Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C15–C26 (Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
C15.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C15.5Ondartet svulst i nedre tredjedel av spiserør
DC155Kræft i spiserørets nederste tredjedel
C15.5Ösophagus, unteres Drittel
C15.5Tiers inférieur de l'œsophage
C15.5onderste-derde-deel van oesofagus
C15.5Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
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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