D33.2
D33.2: Benign neoplasm of brain, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D33.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of brain, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D33.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above D33.2
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Risk adjustment
D33.2 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
D33.2 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
- 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
- Ependymoma›benign›unspecified site
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.