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D10

Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • D10.0 Benign neoplasm of lip
  • D10.1 Benign neoplasm of tongue
  • D10.2 Benign neoplasm of floor of mouth
  • D10.3 Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth (also a header)
  • D10.4 Benign neoplasm of tonsil
  • D10.5 Benign neoplasm of other parts of oropharynx
  • D10.6 Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx
  • D10.7 Benign neoplasm of hypopharynx
  • D10.9 Benign neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx