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D15.1

Billable

Benign neoplasm of heart

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A non-cancerous tumor that develops in the heart muscle or heart tissue.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the tumor location within the heart (myocardium, endocardium, or pericardium) for accurate documentation
  • •Ensure distinction from malignant cardiac neoplasms and other heart conditions

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • benign neoplasm of great vessels (D21.3)

Code Hierarchy

└D15Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs└D15.1Benign neoplasm of heart
└D15.1Benign neoplasm of heart

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