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D48.5 Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour: Skin

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D48.5 is the ICD-10 code for Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour: Skin. It is a four-character subcategory of D48 (Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of other and unspecified sites), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D37–D48 (Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

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

What D48.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anal:
    • margin
    • skin
  • Perianal skin
  • Skin of breast

What D48.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

D48.5 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

D48.5Tumör av osäker eller okänd natur i huden

  • D48.5AAtypiskt fibroxantom
  • D48.5BBaddräktsnevus
  • D48.5CDysplastiskt nevus-syndrom
  • D48.5DSvettkörteltumör UNS
  • D48.5WAnnan tumör av osäker eller okänd natur i huden
NorwayICD-10-NO

Listed through more specific codes:

  • D48.50Svulst med patologisk anatomisk påvist usikkert malignitetspotensial i hud
  • D48.51Svulst med klinisk usikkert malignitetspotensial i hud
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD485Ikke specificeret tumor i huden

  • DD485AIkke specificeret tumor i hud i anus
  • DD485BIkke specificeret tumor i hud på mamma
  • DD485CIkke specificeret tumor i hud i perineum
  • DD485DIkke specificeret tumor i hud på øjenlåg
GermanyICD-10-GM

D48.5Haut

FranceICD-10-FR

D48.5Peau

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D48.5huid

United StatesICD-10-CM

D48.5Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin

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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