C00.0 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: External upper lip. It is a four-character subcategory of C00 (Malignant neoplasm of lip), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C00–C14 (Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C00.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Upper lip:
- NOS
- lipstick area
- vermilion border
C00.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C00.0Ondartet svulst på utside av overleppe
DC000Kræft i overlæbens yderside
C00.0Äußere Oberlippe
C00.0Lèvre supérieure, bord libre
C00.0uitwendige bovenlip
C00.0Malignant neoplasm of external upper lip
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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