D36.1
Header — not billableBenign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
The ICD-10 code for benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system is D36.1.
D36.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D36.1
- D36.10Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
- D36.11Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of face, head, and neck
- D36.12Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, upper limb, including shoulder
- D36.13Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of lower limb, including hip
- D36.14Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of thorax
- D36.15Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of abdomen
- D36.16Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of pelvis
- D36.17Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of trunk, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- D36.0Benign neoplasm of lymph nodes
- D36.7Benign neoplasm of other specified sites
- D36.9Benign neoplasm, unspecified site
- D36.1Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous systemnon-billable header