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ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx, unspecified C11.9

ICD-10 code C11.9 for Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Official Long Descriptor

Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx, unspecified
Malignant neoplasm of nasopharyngeal wall NOS

C11

Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

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