D3A.02
Header — not billableBenign carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectum
The ICD-10 code for benign carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectum is D3A.02.
D3A.02 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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D3A.02
- D3A.020Benign carcinoid tumor of the appendix
- D3A.021Benign carcinoid tumor of the cecum
- D3A.022Benign carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon
- D3A.023Benign carcinoid tumor of the transverse colon
- D3A.024Benign carcinoid tumor of the descending colon
- D3A.025Benign carcinoid tumor of the sigmoid colon
- D3A.026Benign carcinoid tumor of the rectum
- D3A.029Benign carcinoid tumor of the large intestine, unspecified portion
Related codes in this category
- D3A.00Benign carcinoid tumor of unspecified site
- D3A.01Benign carcinoid tumors of the small intestinenon-billable header
- D3A.09Benign carcinoid tumors of other sitesnon-billable header
- D3A.02Benign carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectumnon-billable header