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D44.6 Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour: Carotid body

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D44.6 is the ICD-10 code for Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour: Carotid body. It is a four-character subcategory of D44 (Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of endocrine glands), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D37–D48 (Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

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

D44.6 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

D44.6Tumör av osäker eller okänd natur i glomus caroticum

  • D44.6ATumör av patologiskt osäker natur i glomus caroticum
  • D44.6BTumör av kliniskt okänd natur i glomus caroticum
NorwayICD-10-NO

Listed through more specific codes:

  • D44.60Svulst med patologisk anatomisk påvist usikkert malignitetspotensial i glomus caroticum
  • D44.61Svulst med klinisk usikkert malignitetspotensial i glomus caroticum
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD446Ikke specificeret tumor i glomus caroticum

GermanyICD-10-GM

D44.6Glomus caroticum

FranceICD-10-FR

D44.6Corpuscule carotidien

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D44.6glomus caroticum

United StatesICD-10-CM

D44.6Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body

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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