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D18.02

D18.02: Hemangioma of intracranial structures

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D18.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hemangioma of intracranial structures. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D18.02

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 D18.02

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

D18.02 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 23 Prostate, Breast, and Other Cancers and Tumors0.186 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

D18.02 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Angioma›intracranial
  • Glomangioma›intracranial
  • Glomangiomyoma›intracranial
  • Hemangioma›intracranial
  • Angioendothelioma›benign›intracranial
  • Angioma›plexiform›intracranial
  • Cyst›hemangiomatous›intracranial
  • Hemangioendothelioma›benign›intracranial
  • Hemangioma›arteriovenous›intracranial
  • Hemangioma›capillary›intracranial
  • Hemangioma›cavernous›intracranial
  • Hemangioma›epithelioid›intracranial

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under D18.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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