C00Malignant neoplasm of lip
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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)
Subcategories (9)
- 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