Is D3A.022 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. D3A.022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does D3A.022 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neuroendocrine tumors (D3A).

D3A.022

D3A.022 — Benign carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D3A.022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for benign carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

D3A.022 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 22 Bladder, Colorectal, and Other Cancers0.363 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.

Medicare coverage

D3A.022 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52986Billing and Coding: Biomarkers for Oncology
A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

How D3A.022 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 D3A.022.

Tumor›carcinoid›benign›ascending colon

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D3A.02. If D3A.022 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D3A.022

Is D3A.022 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. D3A.022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does D3A.022 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neuroendocrine tumors (D3A).