D21.2
Header — not billableBenign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hip
The ICD-10 code for benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hip is D21.2.
D21.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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 D21.2
Related codes in this category
- D21.0Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck
- D21.1Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- D21.3Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax
- D21.4Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of abdomen
- D21.5Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis
- D21.6Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
- D21.9Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue, unspecified
- D21.2Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header