2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D21.5
Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- D21.5
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Benign neoplasm of connective and oth soft tissue of pelvis
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
D21.5 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis. 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 coccygeal ; Neoplasm, neoplastic coccygeal body or glomus ; Neoplasm, neoplastic connective tissue NEC buttock ; Neoplasm, neoplastic connective tissue NEC extrarectal ; Neoplasm, neoplastic connective tissue NEC gluteal region ; Neoplasm, neoplastic connective tissue NEC groin ; Neoplasm, neoplastic connective tissue NEC iliopsoas muscle ; 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 blood vessel of buttock
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of lower limb
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of pelvis
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of perineum
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of blood vessel of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of coccygeal body
- Benign neoplasm of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of buttock
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of hip
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of lower limb
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of pelvis
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of perineum
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of muscle of trunk
- Benign neoplasm of paraganglion
- Benign neoplasm of skin of buttock
- Benign neoplasm of soft tissues of buttock
- Benign neoplasm of soft tissues of inguinal region
- Benign neoplasm of soft tissues of pelvis
- Benign neoplasm of soft tissues of perineum
- Neoplasm of blood vessel of buttock
- Neoplasm of blood vessel of inguinal region
- Neoplasm of blood vessel of pelvis
- Neoplasm of blood vessel of perineum
- Neoplasm of coccygeal body
- Neoplasm of muscle of buttock
- Neoplasm of muscle of hip
- Neoplasm of muscle of inguinal region
- Neoplasm of muscle of pelvis
- Neoplasm of muscle of pelvis
- Neoplasm of muscle of perineum
- Neoplasm of skin of buttock
- Neoplasm of soft tissues of inguinal region
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Benign neoplasms
- CCSR Category Code: NEO073
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
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.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Convert D21.5 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 215.6 - Ben neo soft tis pelvis
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 »coccygeal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »coccygeal »body or glomus | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »buttock | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »extrarectal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »gluteal region | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »groin | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »iliopsoas muscle | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »inguinal (canal) (region) | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »ischiorectal fossa | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »nates | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »pararectal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »para-urethral | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »paravaginal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »pelvis (floor) | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »perineum | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »perirectal (tissue) | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »periurethral (tissue) | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »presacral | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »rectovaginal septum or wall | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »rectovesical | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »sacrococcygeal region | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »connective tissue NEC »vesicorectal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »glomus | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »glomus »coccygeal | C49.5 | C79.89 | D21.5 | D48.1 | D49.2 |
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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.