D44.1
D44.1 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of adrenal gland
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D44.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of adrenal gland. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify any functional activity.
Risk adjustment
D44.1 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 D44.1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D44. If D44.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D44.0Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of thyroid gland
- D44.2Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of parathyroid gland
- D44.3Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pituitary gland
- D44.4Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of craniopharyngeal duct
- D44.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pineal gland
- D44.6Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body
- D44.7Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia
- D44.9Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified endocrine gland
Questions about D44.1
- Is D44.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D44.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D44.1 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48).