C14
C14: Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C14 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx. 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 neoplasm of oral cavity NOS (C06.9)
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)
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 C14
3 child codes. Green means billable.