D16 — Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
Is D16 billable?
No — D16 is a non-billable header code.
D16 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 18 billable codes beneath D16.
Billable codes under this header
- D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- D16.5Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
- D16.6Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
- D16.7Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- D16.8Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
- D16.9Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
- D16.00Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb
- D16.01Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb
- D16.02Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb
- D16.10Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
- D16.11Benign neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb
- D16.12Benign neoplasm of short bones of left upper limb
- D16.20Benign neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb
- D16.21Benign neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb
- D16.22Benign neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb
- D16.30Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb
- D16.31Benign neoplasm of short bones of right lower limb
- D16.32Benign neoplasm of short bones of left lower limb
D16 at a glance
| Code | D16 |
|---|---|
| Description | Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with D16 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under D16? (10)
- D16.0Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limbnot billable
- D16.1Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limbnot billable
- D16.2Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limbnot billable
- D16.3Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limbnot billable
- D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- D16.5Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
- D16.6Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
- D16.7Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- D16.8Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
- D16.9Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
How long has D16 existed?
D16 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with D16?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with D16 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.