D32.9
BillableBenign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 23 — Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
0.251V24HCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors
0.150ESRDHCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors
0.000RxHCCHCC 22 — Cancer, Other Specified Sites
0.000What This Code Means
A non-cancerous tumor of the brain or spinal cord protective membranes when the specific location is not documented.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code only when the specific site of the meningeal neoplasm cannot be determined
- •Query the provider if possible to obtain more specific anatomical location for accurate coding
Clinical Significance
Benign neoplasm of the meninges, unspecified, captures meningiomas or other benign meningeal tumors where the specific location (cerebral vs. spinal) has not been documented. Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors and are overwhelmingly benign (WHO Grade I). This code should be temporary, used until imaging or pathology clarifies the specific location.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓At minimum, imaging evidence or pathologic confirmation of a benign meningeal neoplasm is needed. Every effort should be made to document whether the tumor is intracranial (cerebral) or intraspinal to allow assignment of D32.0 or D32.
- ✓Query the provider when the site is not specified in the documentation.
Commonly Confused Codes
D32.0 (cerebral meninges) is preferred when the intracranial location is documentedD32.1 (spinal meninges) is for spinal meningiomasD42.9 (neoplasm of uncertain behavior of meninges, unspecified) is for atypical WHO Grade II tumorsD33.9 (benign neoplasm of CNS, unspecified) covers broader CNS locations.
Code Hierarchy
└D32Benign neoplasm of meninges└D32.9Benign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
└D32.9Benign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified