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D48.5
Billable

Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin

Chapter 2: Neoplasms

Inclusion Terms

4 items
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of anal margin
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of anal skin
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of perianal skin
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin of breast

Excludes1

3 items
  • neoplasm of uncertain behavior of anus NOS (D37.8)
  • neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin of genital organs (D39.8, D40.8)
  • neoplasm of uncertain behavior of vermilion border of lip (D37.0)

Billable Code

D48.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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neoplasm of uncertain behavior
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Neoplasm of Uncertain Behavior

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skin lesion unspecified
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Skin Lesion, Unspecified

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suspicious skin lesion
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Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

1 item

From D48:

  • neurofibromatosis (nonmalignant) (Q85.0-)

Notes

8 items

From C00-D49:

  • Functional activity
  • All neoplasms are classified in this chapter, whether they are functionally active or not. An additional code from Chapter 4 may be used, to identify functional activity associated with any neoplasm.
  • Morphology [Histology]
  • Chapter 2 classifies neoplasms primarily by site (topography), with broad groupings for behavior, malignant, in situ, benign, etc. The Table of Neoplasms should be used to identify the correct topography code. In a few cases, such as for malignant melanoma and certain neuroendocrine tumors, the morphology (histologic type) is included in the category and codes.
  • Primary malignant neoplasms overlapping site boundaries
  • A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere. For multiple neoplasms of the same site that are not contiguous, such as tumors in different quadrants of the same breast, codes for each site should be assigned.
  • Malignant neoplasm of ectopic tissue
  • Malignant neoplasms of ectopic tissue are to be coded to the site mentioned, e.g., ectopic pancreatic malignant neoplasms are coded to pancreas, unspecified (C25.9).
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