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D16.10

Billable

Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb

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

What This Code Means

A non-cancerous bone tumor in the small bones of the hand or wrist when the side is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Determine laterality from documentation to assign right (D16.11) or left (D16.12) if available
  • •Short bones include carpal bones, metacarpals, and phalanges

Code Hierarchy

└D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage└D16.1Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limb└D16.10Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
└D16.10Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb

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