C13.9 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF HYPOPHARYNX, UNSPECIFIED

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C13.9

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx, unspecified

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx, unspecified

The code C13.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Neoplasms (C00–D49)
- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
  - Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx (C13)
    - C13.9 Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of hypopharynx
Adenoid squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Adenosquamous carcinoma of hypopharynx
Basaloid carcinoma of hypopharynx
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Giant cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of hypopharynx
Malignant epithelial neoplasm of hypopharynx
Malignant tumor of hypopharynx
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of hypopharynx
Papillary squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma
Primary adenocarcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary adenoid squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary adenosquamous cell carcinoma
Primary basaloid carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary giant cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary lymphoepithelial carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx
Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary papillary squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary salivary gland type carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma
Primary spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary undifferentiated carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary verrucous carcinoma of hypopharynx
Primary verrucous squamous cell carcinoma
Salivary gland type carcinoma of hypopharynx
Spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of hypopharynx
Undifferentiated carcinoma of hypopharynx
Verrucous carcinoma of hypopharynx

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C13.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Malignant neoplasm of hypopharyngeal wall NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
C13.9		148.9	Mal neo hypopharynx NOS

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
C13	Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx
C13.0	Malignant neoplasm of postcricoid region
C13.1	Malignant neoplasm of aryepiglottic fold, hypopharyngeal aspect
C13.2	Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of hypopharynx
C13.8	Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of hypopharynx

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

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