Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage

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 10 more specific codes instead:

D16.0 Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb (also a header)
D16.1 Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limb (also a header)
D16.2 Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limb (also a header)
D16.3 Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb (also a header)
D16.4 Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
D16.5 Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
D16.6 Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
D16.7 Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
D16.8 Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
D16.9 Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

benign neoplasm of connective tissue of ear (D21.0)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (D21.0)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of larynx (D14.1)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of nose (D14.0)
benign neoplasm of synovia (D21.-)