D11.9

D11.9: Benign neoplasm of major salivary gland, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D11.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of major salivary gland, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D11.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D11.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D11: Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands

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

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D11.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56695Billing and Coding: Implantable Infusion Pump
A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Adenolymphoma›unspecified site
Adenoma›basal cell
Cystadenoma›papillary›lymphomatosum›unspecified site

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.