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FY2027

D44.5 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pineal gland

Billable

Is D44.5 billable?

Yes — D44.5 is billable for FY2027. D44.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. D44.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

D44.5 at a glance

CodeD44.5
DescriptionNeoplasm of uncertain behavior of pineal gland
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does D44.5 group to?

D44.5 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 054Nervous System Neoplasms with MCCmedical
  • 055Nervous System Neoplasms without MCCmedical

How is D44.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to D44.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Pinealoma
  • Pineocytoma

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from D37-D48

The conditions below can never be reported together with D44.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • neoplasms of unspecified behavior (D49.-)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from D44

The conditions below can never be reported together with D44.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • 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)

How long has D44.5 existed?

D44.5 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 conditions are coded to D44.5?

What other codes are in the D44 family? (8)