ICD-10 diagnosis code
C47 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
C47 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C45–C49 (Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C47 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and ganglia
Subcodes of C47
- C47.0Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of head, face and neck
- C47.1Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shoulder
- C47.2Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of lower limb, including hip
- C47.3Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of thorax
- C47.4Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of abdomen
- C47.5Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of pelvis
- C47.6Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of trunk, unspecified
- C47.8Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- C47.9Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
C47 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DC47Kræft i perifere nerver og autonome nervesystem
C47Ääreishermojen ja/tai autonomisen hermoston syöpä
C47Bösartige Neubildung der peripheren Nerven und des autonomen Nervensystems
C47Tumeur maligne des nerfs périphériques et du système nerveux autonome
C47maligne neoplasma van perifere zenuwen en autonoom zenuwstelsel
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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