Is C53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. C53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does C53 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs (C51-C58).

What cannot be coded together with C53?

C53 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

C53

C53 — Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri. 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.

carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri (D06.-)

Risk adjustment

C53 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead C53

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about C53

Is C53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. C53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C53 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs (C51-C58).
What cannot be coded together with C53?: C53 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.