Benign carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectum

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 8 more specific codes instead:

D3A.020 Benign carcinoid tumor of the appendix
D3A.021 Benign carcinoid tumor of the cecum
D3A.022 Benign carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon
D3A.023 Benign carcinoid tumor of the transverse colon
D3A.024 Benign carcinoid tumor of the descending colon
D3A.025 Benign carcinoid tumor of the sigmoid colon
D3A.026 Benign carcinoid tumor of the rectum
D3A.029 Benign carcinoid tumor of the large intestine, unspecified portion

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 carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectum

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 D3A Benign neuroendocrine tumors

Excludes2 - not included here

benign pancreatic islet cell tumors (D13.7)

Use additional code

code to identify any associated endocrine syndrome, such as:
carcinoid syndrome (E34.00)

Code also

any associated multiple endocrine neoplasia [MEN] syndromes (E31.2-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D3A.00	Benign carcinoid tumor of unspecified site	Valid
D3A.01	Benign carcinoid tumors of the small intestine	Not billable
D3A.09	Benign carcinoid tumors of other sites	Not billable