ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C10.3
Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C10.3
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C10 — Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C10.3 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C10
- C10Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
- C10.0Malignant neoplasm of vallecula
- C10.1Malignant neoplasm of anterior surface of epiglottis
- C10.2Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx
- C10.4Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
- C10.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
- C10.9Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified
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