D48.3 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of retroperitoneum

Billable

Is D48.3 billable?

Yes — D48.3 is billable for FY2027. D48.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. D48.3 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

D48.3 at a glance

Code	D48.3
Description	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of retroperitoneum
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does D48.3 group to?

D48.3 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

374Digestive Malignancy with MCCmedical
375Digestive Malignancy with CCmedical
376Digestive Malignancy without CC/MCCmedical

How is D48.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to D48.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Fibromatosis › retroperitoneal

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from D37-D48

The conditions below can never be reported together with D48.3 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 D48

The conditions below can never be reported together with D48.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

neurofibromatosis (nonmalignant) (Q85.0-)

How long has D48.3 existed?

D48.3 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 D48.3?

ICD-10 code for Fibromatosis