ICD-Code C02: Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
- C02.0 Malignant neoplasm: Dorsal surface of tongue
- C02.1 Malignant neoplasm: Border of tongue
- C02.2 Malignant neoplasm: Ventral surface of tongue
- C02.3 Malignant neoplasm: Anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unspecified
- C02.4 Malignant neoplasm: Lingual tonsil
- C02.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of tongue
- C02.9 Malignant neoplasm: Tongue, unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).