D17.5

Billable code

Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs

The ICD-10 code for benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs is D17.5.

Clinical notes

Excludes1 (not coded here)

An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).

benign lipomatous neoplasm of peritoneum and retroperitoneum (D17.79)

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

•Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
•As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Related codes in this category

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.

2143Approximate match

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Associated MS-DRGs

D17.5 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.