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C80

C80Malignant neoplasm without specification of site

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C80 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm without specification of site. 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 carcinoid tumor of unspecified site (C7A.00)
  • malignant neoplasm of specified multiple sites- code to each site

Other codes that can never be billed with C80

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C80. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C80 alone.

  • C76Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites
  • C79.9Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site

Risk adjustment

C80 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 C80

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about C80

Is C80 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. C80 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C80 sit in the tabular list?
Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80).
What cannot be coded together with C80?
C80 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.