Benign neoplasm of ureter

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:

D30.20 Benign neoplasm of unspecified ureter
D30.21 Benign neoplasm of right ureter
D30.22 Benign neoplasm of left ureter

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 ureter

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.

Papilloma > ureter > benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic > ureter, ureteral

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D30.0	Benign neoplasm of kidney	Not billable
D30.1	Benign neoplasm of renal pelvis	Not billable
D30.3	Benign neoplasm of bladder	Valid
D30.4	Benign neoplasm of urethra	Valid
D30.8	Benign neoplasm of other specified urinary organs	Valid
D30.9	Benign neoplasm of urinary organ, unspecified	Valid