Valid for Submission
D40.8 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified male genital organs. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code D40.8 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like neoplasm of uncertain behavior of body of penis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of epididymis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of glans penis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of penis, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of prepuce, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of scrotum, etc
The code D40.8 is applicable to male patients only. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-male patient.
The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms apply to this code given the correct histological behavior: cord (true) (vocal) spermatic ; corpus cavernosum ; corpus penis ; ejaculatory duct ; epididymis ; foreskin ; genital organ or tract male NEC specified site NEC ; etc
| ICD-10: | D40.8 |
| Short Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of oth male genital organs |
| Long Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified male genital organs |
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code D40.8:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese 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.
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin of male genital organs
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Diagnoses for males only - Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, this code applies to MALES only .
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of body of penis
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of epididymis
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of glans penis
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of penis
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of prepuce
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of scrotum
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of spermatic cord
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of vas deferens
- Neoplasm of vas deferens
- Penile intraepithelial neoplasia
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code D40.8 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 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 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.
- 715 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC
- 716 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert D40.8 to ICD-9
- 236.6 - Unc behav neo male NEC (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