C11.2
C11.2: Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of nasopharynx
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C11.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of nasopharynx. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C11.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Malignant neoplasm of fossa of Rosenmüller
- Malignant neoplasm of opening of auditory tube
- Malignant neoplasm of pharyngeal recess
Risk adjustment
C11.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 21 Lymphoma and Other Cancers0.671 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
C11.2 is named in 57 Medicare coverage policies: 57 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.