C32
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of larynx
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of larynx is C32.
C32 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Use additional code
This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.
- 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)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C30Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity and middle earnon-billable header
- C31Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinusesnon-billable header
- C33Malignant neoplasm of trachea
- C34Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lungnon-billable header
- C37Malignant neoplasm of thymus
- C38Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleuranon-billable header
- C39Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the respiratory system and intrathoracic organsnon-billable header
- C32Malignant neoplasm of larynxnon-billable header