2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C10

by

Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx

  • C10 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C10 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C10 – other international versions of ICD-10 C10 may differ.

Use Additional

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Type 2 Excludes

  • malignant neoplasm of tonsil (C09.-)

The following code(s) above C10 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C10:

Clinical Information

  • Malignant neoplasms of the oral cavity and pharynx

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change