D16
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBenign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
D16 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of ear (D21.0)
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (D21.0)
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of larynx (D14.1)
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of nose (D14.0)
- benign neoplasm of synovia (D21.-)
More specific codes under D16
- D16.0Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limbcategory
- D16.1Benign neoplasm of short bones of upper limbcategory
- D16.2Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limbcategory
- D16.3Benign neoplasm of short bones of lower limbcategory
- D16.4Benign neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- D16.5Benign neoplasm of lower jaw bone
- D16.6Benign neoplasm of vertebral column
- D16.7Benign neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- D16.8Benign neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
- D16.9Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.