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C00

Malignant neoplasm of lip

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • C00.0 Malignant neoplasm of external upper lip
  • C00.1 Malignant neoplasm of external lower lip
  • C00.2 Malignant neoplasm of external lip, unspecified
  • C00.3 Malignant neoplasm of upper lip, inner aspect
  • C00.4 Malignant neoplasm of lower lip, inner aspect
  • C00.5 Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, inner aspect
  • C00.6 Malignant neoplasm of commissure of lip, unspecified
  • C00.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of lip
  • C00.9 Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Malignant neoplasm of lip

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • malignant melanoma of lip (C43.0)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma of lip (C4A.0)
  • other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip (C44.0-)

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)