Benign neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified
- D10.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM D10.9 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D10.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 D10.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above D10.9 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to D10.9:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
Approximate Synonyms
- Benign neoplasm of pharynx
Clinical Information
- A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the pharynx. Representative examples include squamous papilloma and nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
ICD-10-CM D10.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert D10.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change