C69.6 Malignant neoplasm of orbit

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of orbit
• Malignant neoplasm of extraocular muscle
• Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit
• Malignant neoplasm of retrobulbar tissue
• Malignant neoplasm of retro-ocular tissue

Excludes1 (never code together)

• malignant neoplasm of orbital bone (C41.0)

Applies from C69 Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa

Excludes1 (never code together)

• malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0)
• malignant neoplasm of eyelid (skin) (C43.1-, C44.1-)
• malignant neoplasm of optic nerve (C72.3-)

Codes under C69.6

• C69.60 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified orbit
• C69.61 Malignant neoplasm of right orbit
• C69.62 Malignant neoplasm of left orbit

Code annotations containing back-references to C69.6

Back-references to C69.6

• Type 1 Excludes: C47.0 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck ("malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit (C69.6-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: C49.0 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of head, face and neck ("connective tissue of orbit (C69.6-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: C71 Malignant neoplasm of brain ("retrobulbar malignant neoplasm (C69.6-)")

Nearby codes

• C69.42 Malignant neoplasm of left ciliary body
• C69.5 Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland and duct
• C69.50 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified lacrimal gland and duct
• C69.51 Malignant neoplasm of right lacrimal gland and duct
• C69.52 Malignant neoplasm of left lacrimal gland and duct
• C69.6 Malignant neoplasm of orbit (this code)
• C69.60 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified orbit
• C69.61 Malignant neoplasm of right orbit
• C69.62 Malignant neoplasm of left orbit
• C69.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of eye and adnexa
• C69.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified eye and adnexa