D49.8
Header — not billableNeoplasm of unspecified behavior of other specified sites
The ICD-10 code for neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other specified sites is D49.8.
D49.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
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.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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
- D49.0Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of digestive system
- D49.1Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system
- D49.2Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bone, soft tissue, and skin
- D49.3Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of breast
- D49.4Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bladder
- D49.5Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organsnon-billable header
- D49.6Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of brain
- D49.7Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of endocrine glands and other parts of nervous system
- D49.9Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site
- D49.8Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other specified sitesnon-billable header