C02

C02: Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead C02

7 child codes. Green means billable.

C02.0Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface 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