ICD-10-CM Code D23.7
Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip
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 D23.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D23.7 that describes the diagnosis 'other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip' in more detail.
The ICD code D23 is used to code Benign fibrous histiocytoma
Benign fibrous histiocytomas (also known as Dermal dendrocytoma, Dermatofibroma, Fibrous dermatofibroma, Fibrous histiocytoma, Fibroma simplex, Nodular subepidermal fibrosis, and Sclerosing hemangioma) are benign skin growths.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Code: | D018219 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 216.9 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Benign neoplasm of skin of ankle (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D23.7 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D23.7. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: D23 - Other benign neoplasms of skin