Is D16 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. D16 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does D16 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 D16?

D16 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

D16

D16 — Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

D16 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage. 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 neoplasm of connective tissue of ear (D21.0)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (D21.0)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of larynx (D14.1)
benign neoplasm of connective tissue of nose (D14.0)
benign neoplasm of synovia (D21.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with D16

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at D16. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading D16 alone.

D14.0Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses
D16.6Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
D31.6Benign neoplasm of unspecified site of orbit
D10.39Benign neoplasm of other parts of mouth
D21Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue

Risk adjustment

D16 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 D16

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about D16

Is D16 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. D16 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does D16 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 D16?: D16 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.