Valid for Submission
D37.4 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon. The code is valid for the fiscal year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code D37.4 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like carcinoid tumor of large intestine, neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon, neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of ascending colon, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cecum, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon, etc
The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms apply to this code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic caput coli ; Neoplasm, neoplastic cecum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic hepatic [See Also: Index to disease, by histology] flexure (colon) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic ileocecum, ileocecal (coil) (junction) (valve) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal large ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal large caput coli ; Neoplasm, neoplastic intestine, intestinal large cecum ; etc
| ICD-10: | D37.4 |
| Short Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon |
| Long Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon |
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Carcinoid tumor of large intestine
- Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
- Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of ascending colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cecum
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of descending colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of hepatic flexure of colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of large intestine
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of sigmoid colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of splenic flexure of colon
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of transverse colon
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code D37.4 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
- 374 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
- 375 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC
- 376 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert D37.4 to ICD-9
- 235.2 - Unc behav neo intestine (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021