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D16.9

Billable

Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified

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

What This Code Means

A noncancerous tumor of bone or cartilage, but the specific location is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •This is an unspecified code; use only when the exact bone location cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Attempt to obtain more specific information to assign a more precise code (D16.0-D16.8)

Code Hierarchy

└D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage└D16.9Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
└D16.9Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified

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