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D21.0

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Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

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

What This Code Means

A benign (non-cancerous) tumor of connective tissue or soft tissue in the head, face, or neck region.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the exact anatomical location (e.g., cheek, neck, scalp) in documentation for potential future specificity
  • •Confirm the tumor is benign and not a malignant soft tissue sarcoma

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • benign neoplasm of connective tissue of orbit (D31.6-)

Code Hierarchy

└D21Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue└D21.0Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck
└D21.0Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

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