ICD-10 diagnosis code

D21.0 Benign neoplasm: Connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

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D21.0 is the ICD-10 code for Benign neoplasm: Connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck. It is a four-character subcategory of D21 (Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue), 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

What D21.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Connective tissue of:
    • ear
    • eyelid

What D21.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • connective tissue of orbit D31.6

D21.0 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

D21.0Godartet svulst i bindeev eller annet bløtvev i hode, ansikt eller på hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD210Godartet tumor i bindevæv eller andre bløddele i hoved, ansigt eller hals

  • DD210AGodartet tumor i bindevæv i hovedet
  • DD210BGodartet tumor i bindevæv i halsen
  • DD210CGodartet tumor i bindevæv i ansigtet
GermanyICD-10-GM

D21.0Bindegewebe und andere Weichteilgewebe des Kopfes, des Gesichtes und des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

D21.0Tissu conjonctif et autres tissus mous de la tête, de la face et du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D21.0bindweefsel en overige weke delen van hoofd en hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

D21.0Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of head, face and neck

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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