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D21.5

Billable

Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis

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 the soft tissues in the pelvic region, including muscles, fat, and connective tissue.

Coding Tips

  • •Pelvic tumors may require additional imaging documentation to confirm benign nature
  • •Consider if the tumor is related to reproductive organs, which would use different codes

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • benign neoplasm of any uterine ligament (D28.2)
  • uterine leiomyoma (D25.-)

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