C47 — Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
Is C47 billable?
No — C47 is a non-billable header code.
C47 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 13 billable codes beneath C47.
Billable codes under this header
- C47.0Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck
- C47.3Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of thorax
- C47.4Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of abdomen
- C47.5Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of pelvis
- C47.6Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of trunk, unspecified
- C47.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- C47.9Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
- C47.10Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C47.11Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C47.12Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left upper limb, including shoulder
- C47.20Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of unspecified lower limb, including hip
- C47.21Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right lower limb, including hip
- C47.22Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left lower limb, including hip
C47 at a glance
| Code | C47 |
|---|---|
| Description | Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with C47 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue (C46.1)
Includes
Conditions classified to C47.
- malignant neoplasm of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and ganglia
What codes fall under C47? (9)
- C47.0Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck
- C47.1Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
- C47.2Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of lower limb, including hipnot billable
- C47.3Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of thorax
- C47.4Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of abdomen
- C47.5Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of pelvis
- C47.6Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of trunk, unspecified
- C47.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- C47.9Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
How long has C47 existed?
C47 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with C47?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with C47 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.