Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- D37.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Neoplasm of uncrt behavior of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM D37.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D37.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 D37.0 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
- neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aryepiglottic fold or interarytenoid fold, laryngeal aspect (D38.0)
- neoplasm of uncertain behavior of epiglottis NOS (D38.0)
- neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin of lip (D48.5)
- neoplasm of uncertain behavior of suprahyoid portion of epiglottis (D38.0)
The following code(s) above D37.0 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to D37.0:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
- D37-D48 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes
- D37 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of oral cavity and digestive organs
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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to D37.0:
- Type 1 Excludes: D48.5