2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D49.1

Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system

ICD-10-CM Code:
D49.1
ICD-10 Code for:
Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
    (D50–D89)
    • Neoplasms of unspecified behavior
      (D49)
      • Neoplasms of unspecified behavior
        (D49)

D49.1 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory system. 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 antrum (Highmore) (maxillary) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic antrum (Highmore) (maxillary) tympanicum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic aryepiglottic fold laryngeal aspect ; Neoplasm, neoplastic arytenoid (cartilage) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic auditory canal (external) (skin) internal ; Neoplasm, neoplastic auditory tube ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bronchiogenic, bronchogenic (lung) ; etc

Unspecified diagnosis codes like D49.1 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:

  • Hilar mass
  • Mass of petrous part of temporal bone
  • Neoplasm of accessory sinus
  • Neoplasm of bronchus
  • Neoplasm of bronchus of left lower lobe
  • Neoplasm of bronchus of left upper lobe
  • Neoplasm of bronchus of right lower lobe
  • Neoplasm of bronchus of right middle lobe
  • Neoplasm of bronchus of right upper lobe
  • Neoplasm of carina
  • Neoplasm of cartilage of nose
  • Neoplasm of epiglottis
  • Neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus
  • Neoplasm of false vocal cord
  • Neoplasm of frontal sinus
  • Neoplasm of glottis
  • Neoplasm of hilus of lung
  • Neoplasm of laryngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold
  • Neoplasm of laryngeal aspect of interarytenoid fold
  • Neoplasm of laryngeal commissure
  • Neoplasm of laryngeal surface of epiglottis
  • Neoplasm of larynx
  • Neoplasm of left lower lobe of lung
  • Neoplasm of left upper lobe of lung
  • Neoplasm of lower respiratory tract
  • Neoplasm of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
  • Neoplasm of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
  • Neoplasm of lung
  • Neoplasm of main bronchus
  • Neoplasm of mastoid air cells
  • Neoplasm of maxillary sinus
  • Neoplasm of mesothelial tissue of pleura
  • Neoplasm of middle ear
  • Neoplasm of nasal cavity
  • Neoplasm of nasal concha
  • Neoplasm of nasal vestibule
  • Neoplasm of parietal pleura
  • Neoplasm of pleura
  • Neoplasm of respiratory tract
  • Neoplasm of right lower lobe of lung
  • Neoplasm of right middle lobe of lung
  • Neoplasm of right upper lobe of lung
  • Neoplasm of septum of nose
  • Neoplasm of sphenoidal sinus
  • Neoplasm of subglottis
  • Neoplasm of supraglottis
  • Neoplasm of trachea
  • Neoplasm of upper respiratory tract
  • Neoplasm of visceral pleura
  • Neoplasm of vocal cord
  • Neoplasm of Waldeyer's ring
  • Pulmonary tumor embolism
  • Transglottic tumor
  • Tumor embolus
  • Tumor of anterior commissure
  • Tumor of arytenoid
  • Tumor of Eustachian tube
  • Tumor of inferior turbinate
  • Tumor of infrahyoid epiglottis
  • Tumor of laryngeal cartilage
  • Tumor of laryngeal ventricle
  • Tumor of lung parenchyma
  • Tumor of middle ear and mastoid
  • Tumor of nasal cavity and nasopharynx
  • Tumor of opening of auditory tube
  • Tumor of posterior commissure
  • Tumor of respiratory system
  • Tumor of suprahyoid epiglottis
  • Tumor of tympanic antrum
  • Tumor of tympanic cavity

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Epiglottis

    a thin leaf-shaped cartilage that is covered with laryngeal mucosa and situated posterior to the root of the tongue and hyoid bone. during swallowing, the epiglottis folds back over the larynx inlet thus prevents foods from entering the airway.
  • Eustachian Tube

    a narrow passageway that connects the upper part of the throat to the tympanic cavity.
  • Glottis

    the vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. glottis consists of the vocal folds and an opening (rima glottidis) between the folds.

Convert D49.1 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 239.1 - Respiratory neoplasm NOS

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
  »antrum (Highmore) (maxillary)
C31.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »antrum (Highmore) (maxillary)
    »tympanicum
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »aryepiglottic fold
    »laryngeal aspect
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »arytenoid (cartilage)
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »auditory
    »canal (external) (skin)
      »internal
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »auditory
    »tube
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchiogenic, bronchogenic (lung)
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchiole
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
    »carina
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
    »lower lobe of lung
C34.3C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
    »main
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
    »middle lobe of lung
C34.2C78.0D02.21D14.31D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bronchus
    »upper lobe of lung
C34.1C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »carina (bronchus)
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »arytenoid
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »bronchi
C34.0C78.39 D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »cricoid
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »cuneiform
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »epiglottis
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »larynx, laryngeal
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »nose, nasal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »thyroid
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cartilage (articular) (joint) NEC [See Also: Neoplasm, bone]
    »trachea
C33C78.39D02.1D14.2D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cavity
    »nasal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cavity
    »tympanic
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »commissure
    »laryngeal
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »concha [See Also: Neoplasm, skin, ear]
    »nose
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cord (true) (vocal)
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cord (true) (vocal)
    »false
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cricoid
    »cartilage
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »cuneiform cartilage
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ear (external) [See Also: Neoplasm, skin, ear]
    »inner
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ear (external) [See Also: Neoplasm, skin, ear]
    »middle
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »epiglottis
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »epiglottis
    »cartilage
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »epiglottis
    »posterior (laryngeal) surface
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »epiglottis
    »suprahyoid portion
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ethmoid (sinus)
C31.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »eustachian tube
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »frontal
    »sinus
C31.2C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »glottis
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »hilus of lung
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »interarytenoid fold
    »laryngeal aspect
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
C32.9C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »aryepiglottic fold
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »cartilage (arytenoid) (cricoid) (cuneiform) (thyroid)
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »commissure (anterior) (posterior)
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »extrinsic NEC
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »interarytenoid fold
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »intrinsic
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »larynx, laryngeal NEC
    »ventricular band
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lingula, lung
C34.1C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »azygos lobe
C34.1C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »carina
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »hilus
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »linqula
C34.1C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »lobe NEC
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »lower lobe
C34.3C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »main bronchus
C34.0C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »middle lobe
C34.2C78.0D02.21D14.31D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »lung
    »upper lobe
C34.1C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »mastoid (air cells) (antrum) (cavity)
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
    »antrum
C31.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
    »sinus
C31.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »mucosa
    »nasal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nares, naris (anterior) (posterior)
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »cartilage
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »cavity
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »fossa
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »internal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »mucosa
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »septum
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »turbinate (mucosa)
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »vestibule
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nostril
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »pleura, pleural (cavity)
C38.4C78.2 D19.0D38.2D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »pleura, pleural (cavity)
    »parietal
C38.4C78.2 D19.0D38.2D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »pleura, pleural (cavity)
    »visceral
C38.4C78.2 D19.0D38.2D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »pulmonary [See Also: Neoplasm, lung]
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »respiratory
C39.9C78.30D02.4D14.4D38.6D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »respiratory
    »organs or system NEC
C39.9C78.30D02.4D14.4D38.6D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »respiratory
    »tract NEC
C39.9C78.30D02.4D14.4D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »respiratory
    »tract NEC
      »upper
C39.0C78.30D02.4D14.4D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »septum
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »septum
    »nasal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
C31.9C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »ethmoidal
C31.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »frontal
C31.2C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »maxillary
C31.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »nasal, paranasal NEC
C31.9C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »sphenoid
C31.3C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sphenoid
C31.3C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sphenoid
    »sinus
C31.3C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »subglottis, subglottic
C32.2C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »subpleural
C34.9C78.0D02.2D14.3D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »supraglottis
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »thyroid (gland)
    »cartilage
C32.3C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »trachea (cartilage) (mucosa)
C33C78.39D02.1D14.2D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »tracheobronchial
C34.8C78.39D02.1D14.2D38.1D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »turbinate (bone)
    »nasal
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »tympanic cavity
C30.1C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ventricular band of larynx
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »vestibule
    »nose
C30.0C78.39D02.3D14.0D38.5D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »vocal cords (true)
C32.0C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »vocal cords (true)
    »false
C32.1C78.39D02.0D14.1D38.0D49.1
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »windpipe
C33C78.39D02.1D14.2D38.1D49.1

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  • 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.