2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C08.9

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Malignant neoplasm of major salivary gland, unspecified

  • C08.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C08.9 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C08.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 C08.9 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Malignant neoplasm of salivary gland (major) NOS

The following code(s) above C08.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C08.9:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C08  Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

Approximate Synonyms

  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary gland
  • Cancer major salivary glands contiguous
  • Cancer of the of salivary gland
  • Cancer of the salivary gland low grade polymorph
  • Cancer of the salivary gland, adenoid cystic
  • Cancer of the salivary gland, major
  • Cancer of the salivary gland, mixed tumor
  • Cancer of the salivary gland, mucoepidermoid
  • Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of salivary gland
  • Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, salivary gland
  • Malignant mixed tumor of salivary gland
  • Malignant tumor of salivary gland
  • Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary gland
  • Overlapping malignant neoplasm of major salivary gland
  • Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma of salivary gland
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of major salivary gland

Clinical Information

  • A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the major salivary glands. Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.

ICD-10-CM C08.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 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 C08.9 to ICD-9-CMCode 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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C08.9:

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