C48.2 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Peritoneum, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of C48 (Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum), 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
C48.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C48.2Ospecificerad lokalisation av malign tumör i peritoneum
C48.2Ondartet svulst med uspesifisert lokalisasjon i bukhinne
DC482Kræft i peritoneum UNS
C48.2Määrittämätön vatsakalvon syöpä
C48.2Peritoneum, nicht näher bezeichnet
C48.2Péritoine, sans précision
C48.2peritoneum, niet-gespecificeerd
C48.2Malignant neoplasm of peritoneum, 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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