C30.0: Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity
C30.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C30.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- malignant neoplasm of nasal bone (C41.0)
- malignant neoplasm of nose NOS (C76.0)
- malignant neoplasm of olfactory bulb (C72.2-)
- malignant neoplasm of posterior margin of nasal septum and choana (C11.3)
- malignant melanoma of skin of nose (C43.31)
- malignant neoplasm of turbinates (C41.0)
- other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of nose (C44.301, C44.311, C44.321, C44.391)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of nose
- Malignant neoplasm of nasal concha
- Malignant neoplasm of internal nose
- Malignant neoplasm of septum of nose
- Malignant neoplasm of vestibule of nose
Other codes that can never be billed with C30.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
C30.0 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 21 Lymphoma and Other Cancers0.671 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
C30.0 is named in 65 Medicare coverage policies: 65 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Esthesioneurocytoma
- Esthesioneuroepithelioma
- Neuroblastoma›olfactory
- Neuroepithelioma›olfactory
- Tumor›neurogenic olfactory
- Carcinoma›Schneiderian›unspecified site
- Schneiderian›specified site›unspecified site
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.