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C08

C08: Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C08 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • malignant neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • malignant neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS (C06.9)
  • malignant neoplasm of parotid gland (C07)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

  • malignant neoplasm of salivary ducts

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 C08

3 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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