D48.0
Billable codeNeoplasm of uncertain behavior of bone and articular cartilage
The ICD-10 code for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of bone and articular cartilage is D48.0.
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).
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
- D48.1Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissuenon-billable header
- D48.2Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- D48.3Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of retroperitoneum
- D48.4Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peritoneum
- D48.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin
- D48.6Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of breastnon-billable header
- D48.7Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites
- D48.9Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, unspecified
- D48.0Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of bone and articular cartilage
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2380
Associated MS-DRGs
D48.0 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.
- DRG 456Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive Fusions with MCC
- DRG 457Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive Fusions with CC
- DRG 458Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive Fusions without CC/MCC
- DRG 542Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with MCC
- DRG 543Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with CC
- DRG 544Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without CC/MCC