D37.0
Header — not billableNeoplasm of uncertain behavior of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
The ICD-10 code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of lip, oral cavity and pharynx is D37.0.
D37.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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).
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.
Child codes under D37.0
- D37.01Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of lip
- D37.02Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of tongue
- D37.03Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of the major salivary glandsnon-billable header
- D37.04Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of the minor salivary glands
- D37.05Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pharynx
- D37.09Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites of the oral cavity
Related codes in this category
- D37.1Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of stomach
- D37.2Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of small intestine
- D37.3Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of appendix
- D37.4Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon
- D37.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of rectum
- D37.6Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of liver, gallbladder and bile ducts
- D37.8Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified digestive organs
- D37.9Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of digestive organ, unspecified
- D37.0Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of lip, oral cavity and pharynxnon-billable header