AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Desmoid Tumor and Neoplasm of Uncertain Behavior of Connective and Other Soft Tissue

Code D48.1, Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue, was expanded to create codes to identify desmoid tumors of specific sites of the body along with a code to capture other specified neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective tissue and other soft tissue, as follows:• D48.110, Desmoid tumor of head and neck  • D48.111, Desmoid tumor of chest wall  • D48.112, Desmoid tumor, intrathoracic  • D48.113, Desmoid tumor of abdominal wall  • D48.114, Desmoid tumor, intraabdominal  • D48.115, Desmoid tumor of upper extremity and shoulder girdle  • D48.116...

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