ICD-10-CM Code D11
Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code D11 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D11 that describes the diagnosis 'benign neoplasm of major salivary glands' in more detail.
- D11 Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code D11 is used to code Salivary gland neoplasm
Salivary gland cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland. The salivary glands are classified as major and minor. The major salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor glands include small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity. Salivary gland cancer is rare, with 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Codes: | D012468, D012468 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 142, 210.2 |
The major salivary glands: the parotid gland (1), where most salivary gland tumors form, the submandibular gland (2), and the sublingual gland (3).
Coding Notes for D11 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Benign neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location
- Benign neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS - instead, use code D10.39
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D11 - Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands'
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ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D11 - Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D11. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.