2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D16.4

Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face

ICD-10-CM Code:
D16.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Neoplasms
    (C00–D49)
    • Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors
      (D10-D36)
      • Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
        (D16)

D16.4 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms reference this diagnosis code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic alveolar ridge or process upper ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) calvarium ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) clivus ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) cranial ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) ethmoid (labyrinth) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) face ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) frontal ; etc

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Benign neoplasm of accessory sinus
  • Benign neoplasm of articular cartilage
  • Benign neoplasm of bone of skull
  • Benign neoplasm of cheek
  • Benign neoplasm of ethmoid bone
  • Benign neoplasm of face bone
  • Benign neoplasm of frontal bone
  • Benign neoplasm of hard palate
  • Benign neoplasm of lacrimal bone
  • Benign neoplasm of maxilla
  • Benign neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Benign neoplasm of nasal skeleton
  • Benign neoplasm of occipital bone
  • Benign neoplasm of palate
  • Benign neoplasm of palatine bone
  • Benign neoplasm of parietal bone
  • Benign neoplasm of septum of nose
  • Benign neoplasm of skull and facial bones
  • Benign neoplasm of sphenoid bone
  • Benign neoplasm of temporal bone
  • Benign neoplasm of vomer
  • Benign neoplasm of zygomatic bone
  • Benign odontogenic tumor of upper jaw
  • Benign osteogenic neoplasm of articular cartilage of head
  • Benign osteogenic neoplasm of bone of head
  • Benign tumor of middle ear and mastoid
  • Benign tumor of sella turcica
  • Dermoid cyst of frontonasal region
  • Dermoid cyst of skull
  • Disorder of lacrimal bone
  • External auditory canal osteoma
  • Glomus neoplasm of mastoid
  • Glomus tumor
  • Mass of parietal bone of skull
  • Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of maxilla
  • Nasal sinus osteoma
  • Neoplasm of ethmoid bone
  • Neoplasm of frontal bone
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Neoplasm of occipital bone
  • Neoplasm of palatine bone
  • Neoplasm of parietal bone
  • Neoplasm of sphenoid bone
  • Neoplasm of sphenoid bone
  • Neoplasm of vomer
  • Neoplasm of zygomatic bone
  • Odontoma of upper jaw
  • Osteoma of face
  • Osteoma of orbit
  • Osteoma of skull
  • Temporal odontoma

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Glomus Jugulare Tumor

    a paraganglioma involving the glomus jugulare, a microscopic collection of chemoreceptor tissue in the adventitia of the bulb of the jugular vein. it may cause paralysis of the vocal cords, attacks of dizziness, blackouts, and nystagmus. it is not resectable but radiation therapy is effective. it regresses slowly, but permanent control is regularly achieved. (from dorland, 27th ed; stedman, 25th ed; devita jr et al., cancer: principles & practice of oncology, 3d ed, pp1603-4)
  • Glomus Tumor

    a blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (glomus body), which may be found anywhere in the skin, most often in the distal portion of the fingers and toes, especially beneath the nail. it is composed of specialized pericytes (sometimes termed glomus cells), usually in single encapsulated nodular masses which may be several millimeters in diameter (from stedman, 27th ed). chemodectoma, a tumor of neural crest origin, is also sometimes called a glomus tumor.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Benign neoplasm of maxilla (superior)
  • Benign neoplasm of orbital bone
  • Keratocyst of maxilla
  • Keratocystic odontogenic tumor of maxilla

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone D16.5

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert D16.4 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 213.0 - Ben neo skull/face bone

Table of Neoplasms

This code is referenced in the table of neoplasms by anatomical site. For each site there are six possible code numbers according to whether the neoplasm in question is malignant, benign, in situ, of uncertain behavior, or of unspecified nature. The description of the neoplasm will often indicate which of the six columns is appropriate.

Where such descriptors are not present, the remainder of the Index should be consulted where guidance is given to the appropriate column for each morphological (histological) variety listed. However, the guidance in the Index can be overridden if one of the descriptors mentioned above is present.

Neoplasm, neoplastic Malignant
Primary
Malignant
Secondary
CaInSitu Benign Uncertain
Behavior
Unspecified
Behavior
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »alveolar
    »ridge or process
      »upper
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »calvarium
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »clivus
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »cranial
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »ethmoid (labyrinth)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »face
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »frontal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »hyoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »malar
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »mastoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »nose, nasal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »occipital
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »orbit
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »parietal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »sella turcica
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »skull
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »sphenoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »temporal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »turbinate
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »vomer
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »zygomatic
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »calvarium
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »clivus
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ethmoid (sinus)
    »bone or labyrinth
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »frontal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »frontal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »jaw
    »bone
      »upper
C41.0C79.51 D16.4  
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »malar
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »mastoid (air cells) (antrum) (cavity)
    »bone or process
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
    »alveolar
      »ridge or process (carcinoma)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »turbinate (mucosa)
      »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »occipital
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »occipital
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »orbit
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »parietal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »parietal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sella turcica
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »bone (any)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »skull
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sphenoid
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »temporal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »temporal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »turbinate (bone)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »vomer
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2

Patient Education


Benign Tumors

Tumors are abnormal growths in your body. They can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. Benign tumors grow only in one place. They cannot spread or invade other parts of your body. Even so, they can be dangerous if they press on vital organs, such as your brain.

Tumors are made up of extra cells. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as your body needs them. When cells grow old, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this process goes wrong. New cells form when your body does not need them, and old cells do not die when they should. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form tumor.

Treatment often involves surgery. Benign tumors usually don't grow back.

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Bone Diseases

Your bones help you move, give you shape and support your body. They are living tissues that rebuild constantly throughout your life. During childhood and your teens, your body adds new bone faster than it removes old bone. After about age 20, you can lose bone faster than you make bone. To have strong bones when you are young, and to prevent bone loss when you are older, you need to get enough calcium, vitamin D, and exercise. You should also avoid smoking and drinking too much alcohol.

Bone diseases can make bones easy to break. Different kinds of bone problems include:

  • Low bone density and osteoporosis, which make your bones weak and more likely to break
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta makes your bones brittle
  • Paget's disease of bone makes them weak
  • Bones can also develop cancer and infections
  • Other bone diseases, which are caused by poor nutrition, genetics, or problems with the rate of bone growth or rebuilding

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.