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Neoplasms
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D10-D36
Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors
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Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D21.3
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D21.3
Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- D21.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Benign neoplasm of connective and oth soft tissue of thorax
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM D21.3 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D21.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 D21.3 may differ.
Applicable To- Benign neoplasm of axilla
- Benign neoplasm of diaphragm
- Benign neoplasm of great vessels
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as D21.3. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- benign neoplasm of heart (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D15.1
Benign neoplasm of heart
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- benign neoplasm of great vessels (D21.3)
D15.1) - benign neoplasm of mediastinum (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D15.2
Benign neoplasm of mediastinum
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
D15.2) - benign neoplasm of thymus (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D15.0
Benign neoplasm of thymus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- benign carcinoid tumor of the thymus (D3A.091)
D15.0)
The following code(s) above
D21.3 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
D21.3:
Approximate Synonyms
- Benign neoplasm of soft tissues of thorax
- Benign neoplasm thorax, soft tissue
ICD-10-CM D21.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
- 565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
- 566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert D21.3 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to D21.3:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To D21.3
D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue
D21.0 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck
D21.1 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder
D21.10 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
D21.11 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
D21.12 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder
D21.2 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hip
D21.20 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified lower limb, including hip
D21.21 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip
D21.22 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
D21.3
Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax
D21.4 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of abdomen
D21.5 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis
D21.6 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
D21.9 Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue, unspecified
D22.0 Melanocytic nevi of lip
D22.1 Melanocytic nevi of eyelid, including canthus
D22.10 Melanocytic nevi of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
D22.11 Melanocytic nevi of right eyelid, including canthus
D22.111 Melanocytic nevi of right upper eyelid, including canthus
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.