ICD-10-CM › C00-D49 › D49 › D49.51 Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of kidney › D49.512
D49.512
Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of left kidney
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.
- FY2017 Added to the code set Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of left kidney
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.
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.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > renal
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > kidney
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > calyx, renal
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > renal > calyx
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > renal > hilus
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > kidney > calyx
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > kidney > hilus
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > renal > pelvis
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > kidney > pelvis
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > parenchyma, kidney
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > renal > parenchyma
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > pelvis, pelvic > renal
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D49.511 | Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of right kidney | Valid |
| D49.519 | Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified kidney | Valid |