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SNOMED CT Concept 396596003: pT2: Tumor invades mucosa of more than one adjacent subsite of supraglottis or glottis or region outside the supraglottis (e.g., mucosa of base of tongue, vallecula, medial wall of pyriform sinus) without fixation of the larynx

Name: SNOMED CT Concept 396596003: pT2: Tumor invades mucosa of more than one adjacent subsite of supraglottis or glottis or region outside the supraglottis (e.g., mucosa of base of tongue, vallecula, medial wall of pyriform sinus) without fixation of the larynx
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-25T10:29:24.744Z

396596003 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent pT2: Tumor invades mucosa of more than one adjacent subsite of supraglottis or glottis or region outside the supraglottis (e.g., mucosa of base of tongue, vallecula, medial wall of pyriform sinus) without fixation of the larynx in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a finding in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a finding in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
Semantic tag: finding

What it does not mean

A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagFinding

Definition statusPrimitive

Module900000000000207008

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code396596003

SystemSNOMED_CT

Display namepT2: Tumor invades mucosa of more than one adjacent subsite of supraglottis or glottis or region outside the supraglottis (e.g., mucosa of base of tongue, vallecula, medial wall of pyriform sinus) without fixation of the larynx

DescriptionpT2: Tumor invades mucosa of more than one adjacent subsite of supraglottis or glottis or region outside the supraglottis (e.g., mucosa of base of tongue, vallecula, medial wall of pyriform sinus) without fixation of the larynx (finding)

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT

Version20260501T120000Z

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