ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C00.5
Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, inner aspect
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C00.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C00 — Malignant neoplasm of lip
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C00.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, inner aspect. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C00
- C00Malignant neoplasm of lip
- C00.0Malignant neoplasm of external upper lip
- C00.1Malignant neoplasm of external lower lip
- C00.2Malignant neoplasm of external lip, unspecified
- C00.3Malignant neoplasm of upper lip, inner aspect
- C00.4Malignant neoplasm of lower lip, inner aspect
- C00.6Malignant neoplasm of commissure of lip, unspecified
- C00.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of lip
- C00.9Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified
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