2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C30.0

Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity

  • C30.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C30.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C30.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 C30.0 may differ.

Applicable To

  • 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

Type 1 Excludes

  • 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)

The following code(s) above C30.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C30.0:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C30-C39  Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the nares, squamous cell
  • Cancer of the nasal cavity
  • Cancer of the nasal meatus
  • Cancer of the nose, esthesioneuroblastoma
  • Carcinoma of nasal meatus
  • Olfactory neuroblastoma
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of naris
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of nasal cavity
  • Squamous cell carcinoma, nasal cavity

Clinical Information

  • A malignant neoplasm affecting the nasal cavity. Representative examples include carcinoma and lymphoma.

ICD-10-CM C30.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 146 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with mcc
  • 147 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with cc
  • 148 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy without cc/mcc

Convert C30.0 to ICD-9-CMCode 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 C30.0:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C30.0: