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D12.4 Benign neoplasm: Descending colon

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D12.4 is the ICD-10 code for Benign neoplasm: Descending colon. It is a four-character subcategory of D12 (Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D10–D36 (Benign neoplasms) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

D12.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

D12.4Benign tumör i colon descendens

NorwayICD-10-NO

D12.4Godartet svulst i colon descendens

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD124Godartet tumor i colon descendens

GermanyICD-10-GM

D12.4Colon descendens

FranceICD-10-FR

D12.4Côlon descendant

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D12.4colon descendens

United StatesICD-10-CM

D12.4Benign neoplasm of descending colon

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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