ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C02.0
Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C02.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C02 — Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C02.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue. 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 C02
- C02Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
- C02.1Malignant neoplasm of border of tongue
- C02.2Malignant neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue
- C02.3Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unspecified
- C02.4Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
- C02.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tongue
- C02.9Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
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