Is D48.118 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. D48.118 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does D48.118 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 D48.118?

D48.118 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above D48.118 (D48.1, D48) and apply to it just the same.

D48.118

D48.118 — Desmoid tumor of other site

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D48.118 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for desmoid tumor of other site. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D48.118

These are not written on D48.118, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing D48.118 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on D48.1 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue

neoplasm of uncertain behavior of articular cartilage (D48.0)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cartilage of larynx (D38.0)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cartilage of nose (D38.5)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective tissue of breast (D48.6-)

Written on D48 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites

neurofibromatosis (nonmalignant) (Q85.0-)

Risk adjustment

D48.118 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.

Medicare coverage

D48.118 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies — 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How D48.118 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 D48.118.

Desmoid›specified site NEC

Code history

D48.118 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D48.11. If D48.118 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D48.118

Is D48.118 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. D48.118 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does D48.118 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 D48.118?: D48.118 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above D48.118 (D48.1, D48) and apply to it just the same.