Which paraganglioma code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 7 codes under Paraganglioma. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| adrenal | D35.0Not billable | Benign neoplasm of adrenal gland |
| aortic body | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| carotid body | D44.6 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body |
| extra-adrenal | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| gangliocytic | D13.2 | Benign neoplasm of duodenum |
| glomus jugulare | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| jugular | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| malignant | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| nonchromaffin | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| parasympathetic | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| sympathetic | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| unspecified site | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma adrenal
| malignant | C74.1Not billable | Malignant neoplasm of medulla of adrenal gland |
Paraganglioma aortic body
| malignant | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma carotid body
| malignant | C75.4 | Malignant neoplasm of carotid body |
Paraganglioma extra-adrenal
| malignant | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| unspecified site | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| malignant › unspecified site | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma gangliocytic
| unspecified site | D13.2 | Benign neoplasm of duodenum |
Paraganglioma glomus jugulare
| malignant | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma malignant
| unspecified site | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma nonchromaffin
| malignant | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| unspecified site | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| malignant › unspecified site | C75.5 | Malignant neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma parasympathetic
| unspecified site | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
Paraganglioma sympathetic
| unspecified site | D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |