C02.4
ICD-10BillableMalignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of lingual tonsil
C02.4 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- malignant neoplasm of tonsil NOS (C09.9)
Related codes in C02
- C02.0Malignant neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue
- C02.1Malignant neoplasm of border of tongue
- C02.2Malignant neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue
- C02.3Malig neoplasm of anterior two-thirds of tongue, part unsp
- C02.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tongue
- C02.9Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
- Parent code
- C02
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.