ICD-10-CM Code D16.3
Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower 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 D16.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D16.3 that describes the diagnosis 'benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb' in more detail.
- D16.3 Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb NON-BILLABLE
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 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Benign neoplasm of metatarsal bone (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D16.3 - Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D16.3. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: D16 - Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage