Is D42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. D42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does D42 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48).

D42

D42 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of meninges

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

D42 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of meninges. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

D42 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 D42

3 child codes. Green means billable.

D42.0Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cerebral meninges
D42.1Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of spinal meninges
D42.9Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of meninges, unspecified

Questions about D42

Is D42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. D42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does D42 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48).