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Compare/C30.0 vs C41

C30.0 vs C41

C30.0 (Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity) compared with C41 (Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. C41 carries an Excludes1 note covering C30.0: “malignant neoplasm of cartilage of nose (C30.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

C30.0Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavityC41Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: C41.0, C41.1, C41.2, C41.3, C41.4

ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)
DefinitionMalignant neoplasm of nasal cavity is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (C30.0).Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (C41).
Includes
malignant neoplasm of middle ear
Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of nose
Malignant neoplasm of nasal concha
Malignant neoplasm of internal nose
malignant neoplasm of cartilage (articular) (joint)
malignant neoplasm of periosteum

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources