DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

C02 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue

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C02 is not billable. The category heads 7 billable codes in FY2027: the 7 codes directly below it.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  2. C00-C14 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
  3. C02 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
Billable codes
7
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
7
New FY2027
0
Index entries
0

Codes in C02

  1. C02.0
    Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, dorsal surface

    Excludes2

    • malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of base of tongue (C01) C01
  2. C02.1
    Malignant neoplasm of border of tongue
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of tip of tongue
  3. C02.2
    Malignant neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, ventral surface
    • Malignant neoplasm of frenulum linguae
  4. C02.3
    Malignant neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unspecified
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of middle third of tongue NOS
    • Malignant neoplasm of mobile part of tongue NOS
  5. C02.4
    Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
    Billable21
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • malignant neoplasm of tonsil NOS (C09.9) C09.9
  6. C02.8
    Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tongue
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of two or more contiguous sites of tongue
  7. C02.9
    Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
    Billable21

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At C02

Use additional code

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

Notes that also apply

Chapter 2 instructions (Notes 8): printed on the chapter 2 page.

Hierarchy