ICD-10-CM Code D16.0
Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
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 D16.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D16.0 that describes the diagnosis 'benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb' in more detail.
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 Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D16.0 - Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D16.0. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: D16 - Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage