Chapter II · C00-D48

Neoplasms

137 categories and 890 codes in 18 blocks, from the Master Industry Table 2021. Open a category for its codes and their markers.

C00-C14Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Block 022 · 15 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C00	Malignant neoplasm of lip	10	9
C01	Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue	1	1
C02	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue	8	7
C03	Malignant neoplasm of gum	4	3
C04	Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth	5	4
C05	Malignant neoplasm of palate	6	5
C06	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth	6	5
C07	Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland	1	1
C08	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands	5	4
C09	Malignant neoplasm of tonsil	5	4
C10	Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx	8	7
C11	Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx	7	6
C12	Malignant neoplasm of piriform sinus	1	1
C13	Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx	6	5
C14	Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx	5	3

C15-C26Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Digestive organs

Block 023 · 12 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C15	Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus	9	8
C16	Malignant neoplasm of stomach	10	9
C17	Malignant neoplasm of small intestine	7	6
C18	Malignant neoplasm of colon	11	10
C19	Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction	1	1
C20	Malignant neoplasm of rectum	1	1
C21	Malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal	5	4
C22	Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts	8	7
C23	Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder	1	1
C24	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of biliary tract	5	4
C25	Malignant neoplasm of pancreas	9	8
C26	Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs	5	4

C30-C39Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Respiratory and intrathoracic organs

Block 024 · 8 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C30	Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity and middle ear	3	2
C31	Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinuses	7	6
C32	Malignant neoplasm of larynx	7	6
C33	Malignant neoplasm of trachea	1	1
C34	Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung	7	6
C37	Malignant neoplasm of thymus	1	1
C38	Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura	7	6
C39	Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs	4	3

C40-C41Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Bone and articular cartilage

Block 025 · 2 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C40	Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs	7	6
C41	Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites	8	7

C43-C44Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Skin

Block 026 · 2 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C43	Malignant melanoma of skin	11	10
C44	Other malignant neoplasms of skin	11	10

C45-C49Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Mesothelial and soft tissue

Block 027 · 5 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C45	Mesothelioma	6	5
C46	Kaposi's sarcoma	8	7
C47	Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system	10	9
C48	Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum	5	4
C49	Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue	10	9

C50Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Breast

Block 028 · 1 category

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C50	Malignant neoplasm of breast	10	9

C51-C57Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Female genital organs

Block 029 · 8 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C51	Malignant neoplasm of vulva	6	5
C52	Malignant neoplasm of vagina	1	1
C53	Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri	5	4
C54	Malignant neoplasm of corpus uteri	7	6
C55	Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified	1	1
C56	Malignant neoplasm of ovary	1	1
C57	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organs	9	8
C58	Malignant neoplasm of placenta	1	1

C60-C63Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Male genital organs

Block 030 · 4 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C60	Malignant neoplasm of penis	6	5
C61	Malignant neoplasm of prostate	1	1
C62	Malignant neoplasm of testis	4	3
C63	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified male genital organs	7	6

C64-C68Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Urinary tract

Block 031 · 5 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C64	Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis	1	1
C65	Malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis	1	1
C66	Malignant neoplasm of ureter	1	1
C67	Malignant neoplasm of bladder	11	10
C68	Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified urinary organs	5	4

C69-C72Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system

Block 032 · 4 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C69	Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa	10	9
C70	Malignant neoplasm of meninges	4	3
C71	Malignant neoplasm of brain	11	10
C72	Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system	9	8

C73-C75Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue: Thyroid and other endocrine glands

Block 033 · 3 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C73	Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland	1	1
C74	Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland	4	3
C75	Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures	9	8

C76-C80Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites

Block 034 · 5 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C76	Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites	9	8
C77	Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes	9	8
C78	Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs	10	9
C79	Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites	11	10
C80	Malignant neoplasm without specification of site	3	2

C81-C96Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue

Block 035 · 14 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C81	Hodgkin lymphoma	8	7
C82	Follicular lymphoma	10	9
C83	Non-follicular lymphoma	11	7
C84	Mature T/NK-cell lymphomas	11	8
C85	Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma	6	4
C86	Other specified types of T/NK-cell lymphoma	8	7
C88	Malignant immunoproliferative diseases	8	6
C90	Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms	5	4
C91	Lymphoid leukaemia	11	9
C92	Myeloid leukaemia	11	10
C93	Monocytic leukaemia	7	5
C94	Other leukaemias of specified cell type	9	6
C95	Leukaemia of unspecified cell type	6	4
C96	Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue	11	8

C97Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites

Block 036 · 1 category

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
C97	Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites	1	1

D00-D09In situ neoplasms

Block 037 · 9 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
D00	Carcinoma in situ of oral cavity, oesophagus and stomach	4	3
D01	Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified digestive organs	9	8
D02	Carcinoma in situ of middle ear and respiratory system	6	5
D03	Melanoma in situ	11	10
D04	Carcinoma in situ of skin	11	10
D05	Carcinoma in situ of breast	5	4
D06	Carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri	5	4
D07	Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified genital organs	8	7
D09	Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified sites	7	6

D10-D36Benign neoplasms

Block 038 · 27 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
D10	Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx	10	9
D11	Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands	4	3
D12	Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal	11	10
D13	Benign neoplasm of other and ill-defined parts of digestive system	10	9
D14	Benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system	6	5
D15	Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs	6	5
D16	Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage	11	10
D17	Benign lipomatous neoplasm	10	9
D18	Haemangioma and lymphangioma, any site	3	2
D19	Benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue	5	4
D20	Benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum	3	2
D21	Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue	9	8
D22	Melanocytic naevi	10	9
D23	Other benign neoplasms of skin	10	9
D24	Benign neoplasm of breast	1	1
D25	Leiomyoma of uterus	5	4
D26	Other benign neoplasms of uterus	5	4
D27	Benign neoplasm of ovary	1	1
D28	Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organs	6	5
D29	Benign neoplasm of male genital organs	8	7
D30	Benign neoplasm of urinary organs	8	7
D31	Benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa	9	8
D32	Benign neoplasm of meninges	4	3
D33	Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system	8	7
D34	Benign neoplasm of thyroid gland	1	1
D35	Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands	11	10
D36	Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified sites	5	4

D37-D48Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour [see note, page 226]

Block 039 · 12 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
D37	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of oral cavity and digestive organs	10	9
D38	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs	8	7
D39	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of female genital organs	6	5
D40	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of male genital organs	5	4
D41	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of urinary organs	8	7
D42	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of meninges	4	3
D43	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of brain and central nervous system	8	7
D44	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of endocrine glands	11	10
D45	Polycythaemia vera	1	1
D46	Myelodysplastic syndromes	10	8
D47	Other neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue	9	8
D48	Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of other and unspecified sites	10	9

Source and terms

Reproduced from the national table, unaltered.

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Codes and descriptions: ICD-10 Master Industry Table (MIT) 2021, published 16 March 2021 by the National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa. ® National Department of Health: all rights reserved. Reproduced for reference without alteration.

ICD-10 is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, © World Health Organization. The WHO ICD-10 descriptions appear as published in the MIT.

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