ICD-10-CM Code D17.7
Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites
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 D17.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D17.7 that describes the diagnosis 'benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites' in more detail.
- D17.7 Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code D17 is used to code Lipoma
A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of adipose tissue (body fat). It is the most common benign form of soft tissue tumor. Lipomas are soft to the touch, usually movable, and are generally painless. Many lipomas are small (under one centimeter diameter) but can enlarge to sizes greater than six centimeters. Lipomas are commonly found in adults from 40 to 60 years of age, but can also be found in younger adults and children. Some sources claim that malignant transformation can occur, while others say this has yet to be convincingly documented.
Specialty: | Dermatology, General Surgery |
MeSH Code: | D008067 |
ICD 9 Code: | 214 |
Lipoma on forearm
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Lipomyelomeningocele (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D17.7 - Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites'
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Parent Code: D17 - Benign lipomatous neoplasm