C09 - Malignant neoplasm of tonsil

The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of tonsil is listed as C09.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	C09
Description:	Malignant neoplasm of tonsil Use additional code to identify: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) history of tobacco use (Z87.891) occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) tobacco dependence (F17.-) tobacco use (Z72.0) Excludes2: malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil (C02.4) malignant neoplasm of pharyngeal tonsil (C11.1)

Chapter	Neoplasms (C00-D49)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C09:
C09.0 - Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar fossa
C09.1 - Malignant neoplasm of tonsillar pillar (anterior) (posterior)
C09.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tonsil
C09.9 - Malignant neoplasm of tonsil, unspecified