D18.01

D18.01: Hemangioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D18.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hemangioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D18.01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D18.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on D18: Hemangioma and lymphangioma, any site

benign neoplasm of glomus jugulare (D35.6)
blue or pigmented nevus (D22.-)
nevus NOS (D22.-)
vascular nevus (Q82.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with D18.01

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

D18.01 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Angioma›skin
Glomangioma›skin
Glomangiomyoma›skin
Hemangioma›skin
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›angiolymphoid, eosinophilia(ALHE)
Angioendothelioma›benign›skin
Angioma›plexiform›skin
Cyst›hemangiomatous›skin
Eosinophilia›with›angiolymphoid hyperplasia(ALHE)
Hemangioendothelioma›benign›skin
Hemangioma›arteriovenous›skin
Hemangioma›capillary›skin

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.