149.8 MAL NEO ORAL/PHARYNX NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 149.8

Short Description: Mal neo oral/pharynx NEC

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of other sites within the lip and oral cavity

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (140–239)
    • Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
      • 149 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx
        • 149.8 Mal neo oral/pharynx NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Carcinoma of lip, oral cavity and/or pharynx
  • Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and/or pharynx
  • Malignant tumor of oral cavity
  • Overlapping malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and/or pharynx

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 149.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
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    • lip (external) (lipstick area) (vermillion border)����������������������������������� 140.9��� 198.89��� 230.0����� 210.0����� 235.1����� 239.0
      • contiguous sites��������������������������� 140.8��� -������������ -������������ -������������ -������������ -
        • with oral cavity or pharynx������� 149.8��� -������������ -������������ -������������ -������������ -
    • oral (cavity)���������������������������������������� 145.9��� 198.89��� 230.0����� 210.4����� 235.1����� 239.0
      • contiguous sites with lip or pharynx���������������������������� 149.8��� -������������ -������������ -������������ -������������ -

Crosswalk Information

The code 149.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
149.8 Right Arrow C14.8 Malig neoplm of ovrlp sites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
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
149.0 Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified
149.1 Malignant neoplasm of waldeyer's ring
149.9 Malignant neoplasm of ill-defined sites within the lip and oral cavity


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014