D10.1
D10.1: Benign neoplasm of tongue
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D10.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of tongue. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D10.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Benign neoplasm of lingual tonsil
Other codes that can never be billed with D10.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- D10.4Benign neoplasm of tonsil
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
D10.1 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- A56695Billing and Coding: Implantable Infusion Pump
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Myoblastoma›tongue
- Myeloblastoma›granular cell›tongue
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under D10
- D10.0Benign neoplasm of lip
- D10.2Benign neoplasm of floor of mouth
- D10.3Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
- D10.4Benign neoplasm of tonsil
- D10.5Benign neoplasm of other parts of oropharynx
- D10.6Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx
- D10.7Benign neoplasm of hypopharynx
- D10.9Benign neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified