C53
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of cervix uteri
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri is C53.
C53 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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).
- carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri (D06.-)
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C51Malignant neoplasm of vulvanon-billable header
- C52Malignant neoplasm of vagina
- C54Malignant neoplasm of corpus uterinon-billable header
- C55Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified
- C56Malignant neoplasm of ovarynon-billable header
- C57Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organsnon-billable header
- C58Malignant neoplasm of placenta
- C53Malignant neoplasm of cervix uterinon-billable header