D00.08

D00.08: Carcinoma in situ of pharynx

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D00.08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carcinoma in situ of pharynx. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Carcinoma in situ of aryepiglottic fold NOS
Carcinoma in situ of hypopharyngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold
Carcinoma in situ of marginal zone of aryepiglottic fold

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D00.08

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D00.0: Carcinoma in situ of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

carcinoma in situ of aryepiglottic fold or interarytenoid fold, laryngeal aspect (D02.0)
carcinoma in situ of epiglottis NOS (D02.0)
carcinoma in situ of epiglottis suprahyoid portion (D02.0)
carcinoma in situ of skin of lip (D03.0, D04.0)

Written on D00: Carcinoma in situ of oral cavity, esophagus and stomach

melanoma in situ (D03.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with D00.08

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

D02.0Carcinoma in situ of larynx

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D00.08 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.