D35
D35 — Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D35 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify any functional activity
Risk adjustment
D35 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead D35
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- D35.0Benign neoplasm of adrenal gland
- D35.1Benign neoplasm of parathyroid gland
- D35.2Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland
- D35.3Benign neoplasm of craniopharyngeal duct
- D35.4Benign neoplasm of pineal gland
- D35.5Benign neoplasm of carotid body
- D35.6Benign neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia
- D35.7Benign neoplasm of other specified endocrine glands
- D35.9Benign neoplasm of endocrine gland, unspecified
Questions about D35
- Is D35 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D35 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D35 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).
- What cannot be coded together with D35?
- D35 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.