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ICD-10-CM Code D48
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code D48 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of D48 that describes the diagnosis 'neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unsp sites' in more detail.


The ICD code D48 is used to code Neoplasm

Neoplasm (from Ancient Greek νέος- neo "new" and πλάσμα plasma "formation, creation") is an abnormal growth of tissue, and when also forming a mass is commonly referred to as a tumor or tumour. This abnormal growth (neoplasia) usually but not always forms a mass.

Specialty: Oncology
MeSH Codes: D009369, D009369
ICD 9 Codes: 140, 239.99

Colectomy specimen containing a malignant neoplasm, namely an invasive colorectal cancer (the crater-like, reddish, irregularly shaped tumor)

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for D48 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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."
Neurofibromatosis (nonmalignant) - instead, use code Q85.0-

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D48 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D48. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D48 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites'

The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D48. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.

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