ICD-10-CM Code D49
Neoplasms of unspecified behavior
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 D49 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of D49 that describes the diagnosis 'neoplasms of unspecified behavior' in more detail.
- D49 Neoplasms of unspecified behavior NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE D49.0 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of digestive system
- BILLABLE D49.1 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system
- BILLABLE D49.2 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bone, soft tissue, and skin
- BILLABLE D49.3 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of breast
- BILLABLE D49.4 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bladder
- BILLABLE D49.5 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organs
- BILLABLE D49.6 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of brain
- BILLABLE D49.7 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of endocrine glands and other parts of nervous system
- BILLABLE D49.9 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site
Coding Notes for D49 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- Code Notes:
- Category Section D49 classifies by site neoplasms of unspecified morphology and behavior. The term 'mass', unless otherwise stated, is not to be regarded as a neoplastic growth.
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - 'growth' NOS
- Neoplasm NOS
- New growth NOS
- Tumor NOS
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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." - Neoplasms of uncertain behavior - instead, use Section D37-D44, D48)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D49 - Neoplasms of unspecified behavior'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D49. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'D49 - Neoplasms of unspecified behavior'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D49. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
nates
(see: Neoplasm, skin, trunk)