C69.6 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Orbit. It is a four-character subcategory of C69 (Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C69–C72 (Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C69.6 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Connective tissue of orbit
- Extraocular muscle
- Peripheral nerves of orbit
- Retrobulbar tissue
- Retro-ocular tissue
What C69.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- orbital bone C41.0
C69.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C69.6Ondartet svulst i øyehule
DC696Kræft i øjenhule
C69.6Silmäkuopan syöpä
C69.6Orbita
C69.6Orbite
C69.6orbita
Listed through more specific codes:
- C69.60Malignant neoplasm of unspecified orbit
- C69.61Malignant neoplasm of right orbit
- C69.62Malignant neoplasm of left orbit
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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