D35.6

D35.6: Benign neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D35.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D35.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Benign tumor of glomus jugulare

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D35.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D35: Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands

benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas (D13.7)
benign neoplasm of ovary (D27.-)
benign neoplasm of testis (D29.2.-)
benign neoplasm of thymus (D15.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D35.6 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 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
A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.