Malignant neoplasm of palate (C05)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for malignant neoplasm of palate (c05). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Clinical Information

Cleft Palate - Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.

Palatal Obturators - Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate.

Palate - The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT).

Palate, Hard - The anteriorly located rigid section of the PALATE.

Palate, Soft - A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code

The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code to identify:
• alcohol abuse and dependence F10
• history of tobacco dependence Z87.891
• tobacco dependence F17
• tobacco use Z72.0

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• Kaposi's sarcoma of palate C46.2