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C06.0 - Malignant neoplasm of cheek mucosa


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of cheek mucosa is listed as C06.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: C06.0
Description: Malignant neoplasm of cheek mucosa
  • Malignant neoplasm of buccal mucosa NOS
  • Malignant neoplasm of internal cheek
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
011 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Mcc
012 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Cc
013 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
146 - Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Malignancy W Mcc
147 - Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Malignancy W Cc
148 - Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Malignancy W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
Parent C06 - Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 145.0 - Malignant neoplasm of cheek mucosa
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C06.0:
C06.1 - Malignant neoplasm of vestibule of mouth
C06.2 - Malignant neoplasm of retromolar area
C06.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of other and unspecified parts of mouth
C06.9 - Malignant neoplasm of mouth, unspecified