D21.2 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for D21.2 ICD 10 code:
Benign neoplasm of connctv/soft tiss of lower limb, inc hip
Codes
- D21.20 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified lower limb, including hip
- D21.21 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip
- D21.22 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to D21.2 ICD10 Code:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
- D10-D36 Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors
- D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
D21.2 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about D21.2 ICD 10 code
Tumors are abnormal growths in your body. They can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. Benign tumors grow only in one place. They cannot spread or invade other parts of your body. Even so, they can be dangerous if they press on vital organs, such as your brain.
Tumors are made up of extra cells. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as your body needs them. When cells grow old, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this process goes wrong. New cells form when your body does not need them, and old cells do not die when they should. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form tumor.
Treatment often involves surgery. Benign tumors usually don't grow back.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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