D17.5 — Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs
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.
Excludes1 — 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)
Risk adjustment
D17.5 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
D17.5 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- 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
How D17.5 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 D17.5.
- Lipoma›site classification›intra-abdominal
- Lipoma›site classification›connective tissue›intra-abdominal
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D17. If D17.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about D17.5
- Is D17.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. D17.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does D17.5 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 D17.5?
- D17.5 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.