D11
D11 — Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- benign neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location
- benign neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS (D10.39)
Risk adjustment
D11 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead D11
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about D11
- Is D11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D11 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D11 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).
- What cannot be coded together with D11?
- D11 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.