Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 141.5
  • Short Description: Mal neo tongue junction
  • Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of junctional zone of tongue
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Neoplasms (140–239)
    • Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
      • 141 Malignant neoplasm of tongue
        • 141.5 Mal neo tongue junction

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 141.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

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    • tongue����������������������������������������������� 141.9��� 198.89��� 230.0����� 210.1����� 235.1����� 239.0
      • junctional zone������������������������������ 141.5��� 198.89��� 230.0����� 210.1����� 235.1����� 239.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 141.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
141.5 Right Arrow C02.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tongue
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
141.0 Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue
141.1 Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
141.2 Malignant neoplasm of tip and lateral border of tongue
141.3 Malignant neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue
141.4 Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unspecified
141.6 Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
141.8 Malignant neoplasm of other sites of tongue
141.9 Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
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