C05Malignant neoplasm of palate
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- Kaposi's sarcoma of palate (C46.2)
Use Additional Code
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Subcategories (5)
- C05.0 Malignant neoplasm of hard palate
- C05.1 Malignant neoplasm of soft palate
- C05.2 Malignant neoplasm of uvula
- C05.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of palate
- C05.9 Malignant neoplasm of palate, unspecified