D10
Header — not billableBenign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx
The ICD-10 code for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx is D10.
D10 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D10
- D10.0Benign neoplasm of lip
- D10.1Benign neoplasm of tongue
- D10.2Benign neoplasm of floor of mouth
- D10.3Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouthnon-billable header
- D10.4Benign neoplasm of tonsil
- D10.5Benign neoplasm of other parts of oropharynx
- D10.6Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx
- D10.7Benign neoplasm of hypopharynx
- D10.9Benign neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- D11Benign neoplasm of major salivary glandsnon-billable header
- D12Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canalnon-billable header
- D13Benign neoplasm of other and ill-defined parts of digestive systemnon-billable header
- D14Benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory systemnon-billable header
- D15Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified intrathoracic organsnon-billable header
- D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilagenon-billable header
- D17Benign lipomatous neoplasmnon-billable header
- D18Hemangioma and lymphangioma, any sitenon-billable header
- D19Benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissuenon-billable header
- D20Benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneumnon-billable header
- D21Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissuenon-billable header
- D22Melanocytic nevinon-billable header
- D23Other benign neoplasms of skinnon-billable header
- D24Benign neoplasm of breastnon-billable header
- D25Leiomyoma of uterusnon-billable header
- D26Other benign neoplasms of uterusnon-billable header
- D27Benign neoplasm of ovarynon-billable header
- D28Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organsnon-billable header
- D29Benign neoplasm of male genital organsnon-billable header
- D30Benign neoplasm of urinary organsnon-billable header
- D31Benign neoplasm of eye and adnexanon-billable header
- D32Benign neoplasm of meningesnon-billable header
- D33Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous systemnon-billable header
- D34Benign neoplasm of thyroid gland
- D35Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glandsnon-billable header
- D36Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified sitesnon-billable header
- D10Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynxnon-billable header