D17.0 — Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck
D17.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with D17.0
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at D17.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading D17.0 alone.
- D23Other benign neoplasms of skin
Risk adjustment
D17.0 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
D17.0 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 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
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
How D17.0 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 D17.0.
- Lipoma›site classification›face(skin) (subcutaneous)
- Lipoma›site classification›head(skin) (subcutaneous)
- Lipoma›site classification›neck(skin) (subcutaneous)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D17. If D17.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D17.1Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk
- D17.2Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb
- D17.3Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other and unspecified sites
- D17.4Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intrathoracic organs
- D17.5Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs
- D17.6Benign lipomatous neoplasm of spermatic cord
- D17.7Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites
- D17.9Benign lipomatous neoplasm, unspecified
Questions about D17.0
- Is D17.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. D17.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does D17.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).