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Compare/D00.0 vs D03.0

D00.0 vs D03.0

D00.0 (Carcinoma in situ of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) compared with D03.0 (Melanoma in situ of lip), 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. D00.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering D03.0: “carcinoma in situ of skin of lip (D03.0, D04.0)”

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

No — do not report together. D00.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering D03.0: “melanoma in situ (D03.-)”

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

D00.0Carcinoma in situ of lip, oral cavity and pharynxD03.0Melanoma in situ of lip
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D00.00, D00.01, D00.02, D00.03, D00.04

Billable
ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)
DefinitionCarcinoma in situ of lip, oral cavity and pharynx is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D00.0).Melanoma in situ of lip is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D03.0).
Includes
Bowen's disease
erythroplasia
grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
Queyrat's erythroplasia
Bowen's disease
erythroplasia
grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
Queyrat's erythroplasia
Use additional code
code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)

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