C02.4 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF LINGUAL TONSIL

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C02.4

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil

The code C02.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Neoplasms (C00–D49)
- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
  - Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue (C02)
    - C02.4 Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Carcinoma of lingual tonsil
Malignant tumor of lingual tonsil
Neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Primary carcinoma of lingual tonsil
Primary malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
Primary malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
Primary malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
Primary malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Primary malignant neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
Primary malignant neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
Primary malignant neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of dorsal surface of tongue
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of lingual tonsil
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of Waldeyer ring
Primary tongue carcinoma

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C02.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Type 2 Excludes Notes:
- malignant neoplasm of tonsil NOS (@C09.9*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
C02.4		141.6	Mal neo lingual tonsil

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
C02	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
C02.0	Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
C02.1	Malignant neoplasm of border of tongue
C02.2	Malignant neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue
C02.3	Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unspecified
C02.8	Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tongue
C02.9	Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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