C08Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

C08 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands. It belongs to block C00-C14 (malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) and chapter 2 (neoplasms). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: C08.0 (gland), C08.1 (gland) and C08.9 (unspecified).

Don't report C08 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: malignant neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of C08, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: malignant neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS (C06.9) and malignant neoplasm of parotid gland (C07).

Use an additional code to identify: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-), exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22), exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81), history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891), occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) and 2 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.