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ICD-10-CM Codes
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C00-D49
Neoplasms
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C00-C14
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
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C06-
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C06.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C06.2
Malignant neoplasm of retromolar area
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- C06.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM C06.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C06.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 C06.2 may differ.
The following code(s) above
C06.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
C06.2:
Approximate Synonyms
- Cancer of the retromolar area
- Primary malignant neoplasm of retromolar area
- Primary squamous cell carcinoma of retromolar area
- Squamous cell carcinoma, retromolar
ICD-10-CM C06.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 146 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with mcc
- 147 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with cc
- 148 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy without cc/mcc
Convert C06.2 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To C06.2
C04.9 Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth, unspecified
C05 Malignant neoplasm of palate
C05.0 Malignant neoplasm of hard palate
C05.1 Malignant neoplasm of soft palate
C05.2 Malignant neoplasm of uvula
C05.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of palate
C05.9 Malignant neoplasm of palate, unspecified
C06 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
C06.0 Malignant neoplasm of cheek mucosa
C06.1 Malignant neoplasm of vestibule of mouth
C06.2
Malignant neoplasm of retromolar area
C06.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of other and unspecified parts of mouth
C06.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified parts of mouth
C06.89 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of other parts of mouth
C06.9 Malignant neoplasm of mouth, unspecified
C07 Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland
C08 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands
C08.0 Malignant neoplasm of submandibular gland
C08.1 Malignant neoplasm of sublingual gland
C08.9 Malignant neoplasm of major salivary gland, unspecified
C09 Malignant neoplasm of tonsil
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.