ICD-10-CM Code D20
Benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum
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 D20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of D20 that describes the diagnosis 'benign neoplm of soft tissue of retroperiton and peritoneum' in more detail.
Coding Notes for D20 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 lipomatous neoplasm of peritoneum and retroperitoneum - instead, use code D17.79
- Benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue - instead, use code D19.-
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D20 - Benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D20. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.