C53.1 is the authoritative medical code for Malignant neoplasm of exocervix. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for malignant neoplasm of exocervix (ICD-10-CM C53.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Malignant neoplasm of exocervix is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code C53.1. Includes: malignant neoplasm of skin of female genital organs. Excludes1 (not coded here): carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri D06.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for C53.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- malignant neoplasm of skin of female genital organs
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri D06.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with C53.1?
Per Excludes1 instructions, C53.1 must not be reported with: carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri (D06.-).
Codes in This Family (4)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as C53.1, with their registry titles.
- C53 — Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri
- C53.0 — Malignant neoplasm of endocervix
- C53.8 — Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of cervix uteri
- C53.9 — Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified
Neoplasm Table Sites (7)
Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, cervix (cervical) (uteri) (uterus), exocervix — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, cervix (cervical) (uteri) (uterus), external os — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, exocervix — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, external, os, cervix uteri — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, os, external — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, uterus, uteri, uterine, exocervix — Malignant, Primary
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, uterus, uteri, uterine, external os — Malignant, Primary
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
ICD Code C49.1
Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder