Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

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 D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue

Excludes1 - never coded here

benign neoplasm of articular cartilage (D16.-)
benign neoplasm of cartilage of larynx (D14.1)
benign neoplasm of cartilage of nose (D14.0)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of breast (D24.-)
benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (D36.1-)
benign neoplasm of peritoneum (D20.1)
benign neoplasm of retroperitoneum (D20.0)
benign neoplasm of uterine ligament, any (D28.2)
benign neoplasm of vascular tissue (D18.-)
hemangioma (D18.0-)
lipomatous neoplasm (D17.-)
lymphangioma (D18.1)
uterine leiomyoma (D25.-)

Includes

benign neoplasm of blood vessel
benign neoplasm of bursa
benign neoplasm of cartilage
benign neoplasm of fascia
benign neoplasm of fat
benign neoplasm of ligament, except uterine
benign neoplasm of lymphatic channel
benign neoplasm of muscle
benign neoplasm of synovia
benign neoplasm of tendon (sheath)
benign stromal tumors

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.

Chondroma
Melanosarcoma
Nevocarcinoma
Rhabdosarcoma
Chondromatosis
Chondrosarcoma
Leiofibromyoma
Melanoblastoma
Myoma > uterus
Melanocarcinoma
Tumor > fibroid
Mole > cancerous
Melanoepithelioma
Nevus > malignant
Chondromyxosarcoma
Myxochondrosarcoma
Fibrochondrosarcoma
Myofibroma > uterus
Sarcoma > melanotic
Chondrosarcoma > myxoid
Nevus > blue > malignant
Lentigo > maligna > melanoma
Freckle > malignant melanoma in
Melanosarcoma > epithelioid cell
Mole > malignant > meaning > melanoma
Melanosis > precancerous > malignant melanoma in
Nevus > pigmented > giant > malignant melanoma in
Hutchinson's > melanotic freckle > malignant melanoma in
Neoplasm, neoplastic > carotid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > ear > cartilage
Neoplasm, neoplastic > pterygoid fossa
Neoplasm, neoplastic > fossa > pterygoid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > eyelid > cartilage
Neoplasm, neoplastic > cartilage NEC > ear
Neoplasm, neoplastic > cartilage NEC > pinna
Neoplasm, neoplastic > cartilage NEC > eyelid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > cartilage NEC > auricular
Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > ear
Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > chin
Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > face

Showing 40 of 53 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D21.1	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder	Not billable
D21.2	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hip	Not billable
D21.3	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax	Valid
D21.4	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of abdomen	Valid
D21.5	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis	Valid
D21.6	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of trunk, unspecified	Valid
D21.9	Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue, unspecified	Valid