C14
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx is C14.
C14 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- malignant neoplasm of oral cavity NOS (C06.9)
Use additional code
This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C00Malignant neoplasm of lipnon-billable header
- C01Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue
- C02Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tonguenon-billable header
- C03Malignant neoplasm of gumnon-billable header
- C04Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouthnon-billable header
- C05Malignant neoplasm of palatenon-billable header
- C06Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouthnon-billable header
- C07Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland
- C08Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glandsnon-billable header
- C09Malignant neoplasm of tonsilnon-billable header
- C10Malignant neoplasm of oropharynxnon-billable header
- C11Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynxnon-billable header
- C12Malignant neoplasm of pyriform sinus
- C13Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynxnon-billable header
- C14Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynxnon-billable header