C47 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system

Category / Non-billable header 15 subcodes

Block: Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue (C45-C49)

Includes

  • malignant neoplasm of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and ganglia

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue (C46.1)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
C47..0 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck Yes
C47..1 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shoulder No
C47..10 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder Yes
C47..11 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right upper limb, including shoulder Yes
C47..12 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left upper limb, including shoulder Yes
C47..2 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of lower limb, including hip No
C47..20 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of unspecified lower limb, including hip Yes
C47..21 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of right lower limb, including hip Yes
C47..22 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of left lower limb, including hip Yes
C47..3 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of thorax Yes
C47..4 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of abdomen Yes
C47..5 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of pelvis Yes
C47..6 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of trunk, unspecified Yes
C47..8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system Yes
C47..9 Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026