Diagnosis Code

C14.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF PHARYNX, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C14.0

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified

The code C14.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
      • Malig neoplasm of sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C14)
        • C14.0 Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Carcinoma of pharynx
  • Malignant neoplasm of posterior pharynx
  • Malignant tumor of ear, nose and throat
  • Malignant tumor of parapharyngeal space
  • Malignant tumor of pharynx
  • Mass of parapharyngeal space
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of ear, nose AND/OR throat
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of pharynx
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of pharynx
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of respiratory organ
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of pharynx
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of pharynx

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C14.0 Right Arrow 149.0 Mal neo pharynx 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
C14 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
C14.2 Malignant neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
C14.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx


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