D16.9 — Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
D16.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
D16.9 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.
Medicare coverage
D16.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56695Billing and Coding: Implantable Infusion Pump
- A57452Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- A57452Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
How D16.9 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to D16.9.
- Osteochondromatosis
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D16. If D16.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D16.0Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
- D16.1Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
- D16.2Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
- D16.3Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limb
- D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- D16.5Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
- D16.6Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
- D16.7Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- D16.8Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
Questions about D16.9
- Is D16.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. D16.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does D16.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).