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D16.4

Billable

Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face

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

What This Code Means

A noncancerous tumor of the bones in the skull or face.

Coding Tips

  • •This includes tumors of cranial bones, facial bones, and jaw bones except the lower jaw (which has its own code D16.5)
  • •Document the specific bone affected (frontal, temporal, maxilla, etc.) in the clinical note

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone (D16.5)

Code Hierarchy

└D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage└D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
└D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face

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