D44.10

D44.10: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified adrenal gland

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D44.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified adrenal gland. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D44.10 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D44.10

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D44: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of endocrine glands

multiple endocrine adenomatosis (E31.2-)
multiple endocrine neoplasia (E31.2-)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of endocrine pancreas (D37.8)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of ovary (D39.1-)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of testis (D40.1-)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of thymus (D38.4)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

D44.10 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56827Billing and Coding: Proton Beam Therapy
A57788Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aldosteronoma

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.