D12
D12: Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D12 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- benign carcinoid tumors of the large intestine and rectum (D3A.02-)
- polyp of colon NOS (K63.5)
Other codes that can never be billed with D12
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead D12
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- D12.0Benign neoplasm of cecum
- D12.1Benign neoplasm of appendix
- D12.2Benign neoplasm of ascending colon
- D12.3Benign neoplasm of transverse colon
- D12.4Benign neoplasm of descending colon
- D12.5Benign neoplasm of sigmoid colon
- D12.6Benign neoplasm of colon, unspecified
- D12.7Benign neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
- D12.8Benign neoplasm of rectum
- D12.9Benign neoplasm of anus and anal canal