D41.0
D41.0 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of kidney
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D41.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of kidney. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- neoplasm of uncertain behavior of renal pelvis (D41.1-)
Risk adjustment
D41.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead D41.0
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D41. If D41.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D41.1Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of renal pelvis
- D41.2Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of ureter
- D41.3Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of urethra
- D41.4Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of bladder
- D41.8Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified urinary organs
- D41.9Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified urinary organ
Questions about D41.0
- Is D41.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D41.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D41.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48).
- What cannot be coded together with D41.0?
- D41.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.