2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D38

by

Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs

  • D38 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Neoplm of uncrt behav of mid ear & resp and intrathorac org
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM D38 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D38 – other international versions of ICD-10 D38 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • neoplasm of uncertain behavior of heart (D48.7)

The following code(s) above D38 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to D38:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • D37-D48  Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes

Code 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
error: Content is protected !!