Diagnosis Code

C31.9 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF ACCESSORY SINUS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C31.9

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus, unspecified

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus, unspecified

The code C31.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30-C39)
      • Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinuses (C31)
        • C31.9 Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adenocarcinoma of accessory sinus
  • Carcinoma of nasal cavity
  • Malignant melanoma of accessory sinus
  • Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses
  • Malignant tumor of nasal sinuses
  • Primary adenocarcinoma of accessory sinus
  • Primary carcinoma of accessory sinus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of accessory sinus
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of accessory sinus
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of nasal cavity
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus
  • Primary undifferentiated carcinoma of nasal sinus
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of nose
  • Undifferentiated carcinoma of nasal sinus

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C31.9 Right Arrow 160.9 Mal neo access sinus 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
C31 Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinuses
C31.0 Malignant neoplasm of maxillary sinus
C31.1 Malignant neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus
C31.2 Malignant neoplasm of frontal sinus
C31.3 Malignant neoplasm of sphenoid sinus
C31.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of accessory sinuses


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