Includes:

  • malignant neoplasm of middle ear

Excludes1

  • mesothelioma (C45.-)
  1. C32 Malignant neoplasm of larynx

    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 dependence (Z87.891)
    occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    tobacco use (Z72.0)

    1. C32.0 Malignant neoplasm of glottis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of intrinsic larynx
      • Malignant neoplasm of laryngeal commissure (anterior)(posterior)
      • Malignant neoplasm of vocal cord (true) NOS
    2. C32.1 Malignant neoplasm of supraglottis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of aryepiglottic fold or interarytenoid fold, laryngeal aspect
      • Malignant neoplasm of epiglottis (suprahyoid portion) NOS
      • Malignant neoplasm of extrinsic larynx
      • Malignant neoplasm of false vocal cord
      • Malignant neoplasm of posterior (laryngeal) surface of epiglottis
      • Malignant neoplasm of ventricular bands
    3. C32.2 Malignant neoplasm of subglottis

    4. C32.3 Malignant neoplasm of laryngeal cartilage

    5. C32.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of larynx

    6. C32.9 Malignant neoplasm of larynx, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.