ICD-10-CM › C00-D49 › C00-C14 › C03 Malignant neoplasm of gum › C03.9
Malignant neoplasm of gum, unspecified
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Malignant neoplasm of gum, unspecified
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.
Inherited from C03 Malignant neoplasm of gum
Excludes2 - not included here
- malignant odontogenic neoplasms (C41.0-C41.1)
Use additional code
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Includes
- malignant neoplasm of alveolar (ridge) mucosa
- malignant neoplasm of gingiva
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Melanosarcoma
- Nevocarcinoma
- Rhabdosarcoma
- Leiofibromyoma
- Melanoblastoma
- Myoma > uterus
- Melanocarcinoma
- Tumor > fibroid
- Mole > cancerous
- Melanoepithelioma
- Nevus > malignant
- Myofibroma > uterus
- Sarcoma > melanotic
- Nevus > blue > malignant
- Lentigo > maligna > melanoma
- Freckle > malignant melanoma in
- Melanosarcoma > epithelioid cell
- Mole > malignant > meaning > melanoma
- Melanosis > precancerous > malignant melanoma in
- Nevus > pigmented > giant > malignant melanoma in
- Hutchinson's > melanotic freckle > malignant melanoma in
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > gum
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > gingiva
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolus
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > tooth socket NEC
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > mucosa
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > mucosa > alveolar
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > jaw > soft tissues
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > interdental papillae
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > periodontal tissue NEC
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > jaw
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > ridge or process > mucosa
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > ridge or process > carcinoma
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| C03.0 | Malignant neoplasm of upper gum | Valid |
| C03.1 | Malignant neoplasm of lower gum | Valid |