D17.5
D17.5: Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D17.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D17.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- benign lipomatous neoplasm of peritoneum and retroperitoneum (D17.79)
Other codes that can never be billed with D17.5
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- D21Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
D17.5 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Lipoma›site classification›intra-abdominal
- Lipoma›site classification›connective tissue›intra-abdominal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under D17
- D17.0Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck
- 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
- D17.6Benign lipomatous neoplasm of spermatic cord
- D17.7Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sites
- D17.9Benign lipomatous neoplasm, unspecified