ICD-10-CM › C00-D49 › D49 › D49 Neoplasms of unspecified behavior › D49.5

D49.5

Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organs

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 only, and a category header from FY2017.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • D49.51 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of kidney (also a header)
  • D49.59 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organ

Use instead:

  • D49.511 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of right kidney stated for FY2016
  • D49.512 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of left kidney stated for FY2016
  • D49.519 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified kidney stated for FY2016

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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organs
  2. FY2017 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 D49 Neoplasms of unspecified behavior

Excludes2 - not included here

  • neoplasms of uncertain behavior (D37-D44, D48)

Includes

  • 'growth' NOS
  • neoplasm NOS
  • new growth NOS
  • tumor NOS

Note

  • Category D49 classifies by site neoplasms of unspecified morphology and behavior. The term 'mass', unless otherwise stated, is not to be regarded as a neoplastic growth.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
D49.0 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of digestive system Valid
D49.1 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system Valid
D49.2 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bone, soft tissue, and skin Valid
D49.3 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of breast Valid
D49.4 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bladder Valid
D49.6 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of brain Valid
D49.7 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of endocrine glands and other parts of nervous system Valid
D49.8 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other specified sites Not billable
D49.9 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site Valid