D44.6 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body

The ICD 10 Code for Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body is listed as D44.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	D44.6
Description:	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	054 - Nervous System Neoplasms W Mcc 055 - Nervous System Neoplasms W/o Mcc

Chapter	Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block	Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes (D37-D48)
Parent	D44 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of endocrine glands
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	237.3 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of paraganglia (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of D44.6:
D44.0 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of thyroid gland
D44.1 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of adrenal gland
D44.2 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of parathyroid gland
D44.3 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pituitary gland
D44.4 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of craniopharyngeal duct
D44.5 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pineal gland
D44.7 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia
D44.9 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified endocrine gland