Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

Billable FY2016 to FY2023, and a category header from FY2024.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

D48.11 Desmoid tumor (also a header)
D48.19 Other specified neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue

Use instead:

D48.110 Desmoid tumor of head and neck stated for FY2023
D48.111 Desmoid tumor of chest wall stated for FY2023
D48.112 Desmoid tumor, intrathoracic stated for FY2023
D48.113 Desmoid tumor of abdominal wall stated for FY2023
D48.114 Desmoid tumor, intraabdominal stated for FY2023
D48.115 Desmoid tumor of upper extremity and shoulder girdle stated for FY2023
D48.116 Desmoid tumor of lower extremity and pelvic girdle stated for FY2023
D48.117 Desmoid tumor of back stated for FY2023
D48.118 Desmoid tumor of other site stated for FY2023
D48.119 Desmoid tumor of unspecified site stated for FY2023

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 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue
FY2024 Stopped being billable

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 D48 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites

Excludes1 - never coded here

neurofibromatosis (nonmalignant) (Q85.0-)

Inherited from the D37-D48 section Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48)

Excludes1 - never coded here

neoplasms of unspecified behavior (D49.-)

Note

Categories D37-D44, and D48 classify by site neoplasms of uncertain behavior, i.e., histologic confirmation whether the neoplasm is malignant or benign cannot be made.

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 > aorta
Neoplasm, neoplastic > carotid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > diaphragm
Neoplasm, neoplastic > vena cava
Neoplasm, neoplastic > aponeurosis
Neoplasm, neoplastic > adipose tissue
Neoplasm, neoplastic > ear > cartilage
Neoplasm, neoplastic > fascia > palmar
Neoplasm, neoplastic > pterygoid fossa
Neoplasm, neoplastic > fascia > plantar
Neoplasm, neoplastic > aorta > abdominal
Neoplasm, neoplastic > fossa > pterygoid

Showing 40 of 141 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D48.0	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of bone and articular cartilage	Valid
D48.2	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system	Valid
D48.3	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of retroperitoneum	Valid
D48.4	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peritoneum	Valid
D48.5	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin	Valid
D48.6	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of breast	Not billable
D48.7	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites	Valid
D48.9	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, unspecified	Valid