ICD-10-CM Code D16
Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 D16 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of D16 that describes the diagnosis 'benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage' in more detail.
- D16 Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE D16.4 Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- BILLABLE D16.5 Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
- BILLABLE D16.6 Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
- BILLABLE D16.7 Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- BILLABLE D16.8 Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
- BILLABLE D16.9 Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
The ICD code D16 is used to code Chondroma
A chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor, which is encapsulated with a lobular growing pattern.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Code: | D002812 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 213.9 |
Coding Notes for D16 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 neoplasm of connective tissue of ear - instead, use code D21.0
- Benign neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid - instead, use code D21.0
- Benign neoplasm of connective tissue of larynx - instead, use code D14.1
- Benign neoplasm of connective tissue of nose - instead, use code D14.0
- Benign neoplasm of synovia - instead, use code D21.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D16 - Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D16. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D16 - Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D16. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.