2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C00

Malignant neoplasm of lip

  • C00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C00 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C00 – other international versions of ICD-10 C00 may differ.

Use Additional

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Type 1 Excludes

  • malignant melanoma of lip (C43.0)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma of lip (C4A.0)
  • other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip (C44.0-)

The following code(s) above C00 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C00:

Clinical Information

  • A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the lip.

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to C00:

  • Type 1 Excludes: C44.0