2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D24.9
Benign neoplasm of unspecified breast
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- D24.9
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Benign neoplasm of unspecified breast
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
D24.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of benign neoplasm of unspecified breast. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like D24.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Adenoma of nipple
- Atypical hyperplasia of breast
- Atypical intraductal papilloma of breast
- Benign neoplasm of areola of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of areola of male breast
- Benign neoplasm of axillary tail of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of central portion of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of ectopic female breast tissue
- Benign neoplasm of ectopic male breast tissue
- Benign neoplasm of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of lower inner quadrant of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of lower outer quadrant of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of male breast
- Benign neoplasm of nipple of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of nipple of male breast
- Benign neoplasm of upper inner quadrant of female breast
- Benign neoplasm of upper outer quadrant of female breast
- Benign phyllodes neoplasm of breast
- Benign tumor of breast
- Duct papilloma of breast
- Erosive adenomatosis of nipple
- Fibroadenoma of breast
- Giant fibroadenoma of breast
- Juvenile fibroadenoma of breast
- Juvenile papillomatosis of breast
- Lactating adenoma of breast
- Multiple fibroadenomas of breast
- Neoplasm of areola of female breast
- Neoplasm of areola of male breast
- Neoplasm of ectopic female breast tissue
- Neoplasm of ectopic male breast tissue
- Neoplasm of nipple of female breast
- Neoplasm of nipple of male breast
- Papilloma of breast
- Phyllodes tumor of breast
- Tubular adenoma
- Tubular adenoma of breast
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.
Convert D24.9 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 217 - Benign neoplasm breast
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
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.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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Breast Diseases
Most women experience breast changes at some time. Your age, hormone levels, and medicines you take may cause lumps, bumps, and discharges (fluids that are not breast milk).
If you have a breast lump, pain, discharge or skin irritation, see your health care provider. Minor and serious breast problems have similar symptoms. Although many women fear cancer, most breast problems are not cancer.
Some common breast changes are:
- Fibrocystic breast changes - lumpiness, thickening and swelling, often just before a woman's period
- Cysts - fluid-filled lumps
- Fibroadenomas - solid, round, rubbery lumps that move easily when pushed, occurring most in younger women
- Intraductal papillomas - growths similar to warts near the nipple
- Blocked milk ducts
- Milk production when a woman is not breastfeeding
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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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.