ICD-10 diagnosis code

C15.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of oesophagus

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C15.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion 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

Coding notes

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

C15.8 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

C15.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i spiserør

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC158Kræft i spiserøret overgribende flere lokalisationer

GermanyICD-10-GM

C15.8Ösophagus, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend

FranceICD-10-FR

C15.8Lésion à localisations contigües de l'œsophage

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C15.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van oesofagus

United StatesICD-10-CM

C15.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites 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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