Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue - D21
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code D21 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- benign neoplasm of blood vessel
- benign neoplasm of bursa
- benign neoplasm of cartilage
- benign neoplasm of fascia
- benign neoplasm of fat
- benign neoplasm of ligament, except uterine
- benign neoplasm of lymphatic channel
- benign neoplasm of muscle
- benign neoplasm of synovia
- benign neoplasm of tendon (sheath)
- benign stromal tumors
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- benign neoplasm of articular cartilage (D16.-)
- benign neoplasm of cartilage of larynx (D14.1)
- benign neoplasm of cartilage of nose (D14.0)
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of breast (D24.-)
- benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (D36.1-)
- benign neoplasm of peritoneum (D20.1)
- benign neoplasm of retroperitoneum (D20.0)
- benign neoplasm of uterine ligament, any (D28.2)
- benign neoplasm of vascular tissue (D18.-)
- hemangioma (D18.0-)
- lipomatous neoplasm (D17.-)
- lymphangioma (D18.1)
- uterine leiomyoma (D25.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue. The "D21" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- D21.0 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck
- D21.1 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder
- D21.10 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- D21.11 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
- D21.12 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder
- D21.2 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of lower limb, including hip
- D21.20 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified lower limb, including hip
- D21.21 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip
- D21.22 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
- D21.3 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax
- D21.4 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of abdomen
- D21.5 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis
- D21.6 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
- D21.9 - Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue, unspecified