Diagnosis Code

D12.6 BENIGN NEOPLASM OF COLON, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: D12.6

Short Description: Benign neoplasm of colon, unspecified

Long Description: Benign neoplasm of colon, unspecified

The code D12.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36)
      • Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal (D12)
        • D12.6 Benign neoplasm of colon, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adenoma of large intestine
  • Adenomatous polyp of colon
  • Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Benign epithelial neoplasm of large intestine
  • Benign gastrointestinal stromal neoplasm of large intestine
  • Benign lymphoid polyposis of intestine
  • Benign mesenchymoma of large intestine
  • Benign neoplasm of colon
  • Benign neoplasm of large intestine
  • Benign polyp of colon
  • Benign polyp of colon
  • Benign stromal neoplasm of gastrointestinal tract
  • Benign tubular adenoma of large intestine
  • Cap polyposis
  • Dysplasia of colon
  • Dysplasia of large intestine
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis due to 5q22.2 microdeletion
  • Familial multiple polyposis syndrome
  • Familial multiple polyposis syndrome
  • Gardner syndrome
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of large intestine
  • Hamartoma of intestine
  • Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
  • Inflammatory polyposis of intestine
  • Intestinal polyposis syndrome
  • Leiomyoma of large intestine
  • Low grade glandular intraepithelial neoplasia of large intestine
  • Malignant neoplasm of intestine due to familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Metaplastic polyposis of intestine
  • Mild dysplasia of colon
  • Moderate dysplasia of colon
  • MYH-associated polyposis
  • Nonfamilial multiple polyposis syndrome
  • Pseudoinvasion in adenomatous polyp of large intestine
  • Pseudopolyposis of colon
  • Serrated polyp of colon
  • Sessile serrated polyp of colon
  • Severe dysplasia of colon
  • Tubular adenoma
  • Tubular adenoma
  • Tubular adenoma of colon
  • Turcot syndrome
  • Villous adenoma of colon

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code D12.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D12.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Adenomatosis of colon
    • Benign neoplasm of large intestine NOS
    • Polyposis (hereditary) of colon
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • inflammatory polyp of colon (@K51.4*-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
D12.6 Right Arrow 211.3 Benign neoplasm lg bowel

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
D12 Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal
D12.0 Benign neoplasm of cecum
D12.1 Benign neoplasm of appendix
D12.2 Benign neoplasm of ascending colon
D12.3 Benign neoplasm of transverse colon
D12.4 Benign neoplasm of descending colon
D12.5 Benign neoplasm of sigmoid colon
D12.7 Benign neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
D12.8 Benign neoplasm of rectum
D12.9 Benign neoplasm of anus and anal canal


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023