D48.5
BillableNeoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A growth in the skin that is not clearly cancer but has uncertain behavior, such as certain types of skin lesions that cannot be definitively classified.
Coding Tips
- •This code is for skin neoplasms of uncertain behavior; ensure melanoma and other clearly malignant skin cancers are not miscoded here
- •Dermatology reports should document the uncertain behavior classification and rule out malignancy
Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together
Code Hierarchy
└D48Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites└D48.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin
└D48.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin