D13.9
D13.9 — Benign neoplasm of ill-defined sites within the digestive system
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D13.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of ill-defined sites within the digestive system. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
D13.9 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 D13.9
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D13. If D13.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D13.0Benign neoplasm of esophagus
- D13.1Benign neoplasm of stomach
- D13.2Benign neoplasm of duodenum
- D13.3Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of small intestine
- D13.4Benign neoplasm of liver
- D13.5Benign neoplasm of extrahepatic bile ducts
- D13.6Benign neoplasm of pancreas
- D13.7Benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas
Questions about D13.9
- Is D13.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D13.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D13.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).