Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limb

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 3 more specific codes instead:

D16.20 Benign neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb
D16.21 Benign neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb
D16.22 Benign neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb

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 long bones of lower limb

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.

Inherited from D16 Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage

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.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Osteoma
Chondroma
Ecchondroma
Enchondroma
Osteofibroma
Osteosarcoma
Fibro-osteoma
Osteoblastoma
Chondromatosis
Chondrosarcoma
Codman's tumor
Osteochondroma
Chondroblastoma
Chondro-osteoma
Tumor > Ewing's
Tumor > Codman's
Osteofibrosarcoma
Osteoma > osteoid
Sarcoma > Ewing's
Chondromyxosarcoma
Endothelioma, bone
Myxochondrosarcoma
Fibrochondrosarcoma
Fibroma > ossifying
Melanoameloblastoma
Osteochondrosarcoma
Fibroma > periosteal
Sarcoma > osteogenic
Sarcoma > periosteal
Chondroma > periosteal
Fibroma > cementifying
Sarcoma > osteoblastic
Chondrosarcoma > myxoid
Fibroma > chondromyxoid
Osteochondromyxosarcoma
Angioendothelioma > bone
Ewing's sarcoma or tumor
Chondroma > juxtacortical
Exostosis > cartilaginous
Fibrosarcoma > periosteal

Showing 40 of 70 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D16.0	Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb	Not billable
D16.1	Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limb	Not billable
D16.3	Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb	Not billable
D16.4	Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face	Valid
D16.5	Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone	Valid
D16.6	Benign neoplasm of vertebral column	Valid
D16.7	Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle	Valid
D16.8	Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx	Valid
D16.9	Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified	Valid