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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C47.0 Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of head, face and neck

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C47.0 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Peripheral nerves of head, face and neck. It is a four-character subcategory of C47 (Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C45–C49 (Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

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

What C47.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • peripheral nerves of orbit C69.6

C47.0 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

C47.0Malign tumör i perifera nerver i huvudet, ansiktet och halsen

NorwayICD-10-NO

C47.0Ondartet svulst i perifer nerve i hode, ansikt eller hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC470Kræft i perifer nerve eller autonome nervesystem i hoved, ansigt eller hals

  • DC470AKræft i perifer nerve i hovedet
  • DC470BKræft i perifer nerve i halsen
  • DC470CKræft i perifer nerve i ansigtet
  • DC470DKræft i autonome nervesystem i hovedet
  • DC470EKræft i autonome nervesystem i halsen
  • DC470FKræft i autonome nervesystem i ansigtet
FinlandICD-10-FI

C47.0Pään, kasvojen, kaulan tai niskan ääreishermon syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C47.0Periphere Nerven des Kopfes, des Gesichtes und des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

C47.0Nerfs périphériques de la tête, de la face et du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C47.0perifere zenuwen van hoofd en hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

C47.0Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck

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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