What is a thymoma?

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the thymus. Thymoma is linked with myasthenia gravis and other autoimmune paraneoplastic diseases. Signs and symptoms of thymoma and thymic carcinoma include a cough and chest pain.

Is thymoma benign or malignant?

However, thymoma is now considered to be always possibility malignant and the best way to determine if the condition will recur after treatment is to examine if the tumors have spread to other areas. See also emphysema, mediastinal tumors, mesothelioma and sarcoidosis for other lung diseases.

What is the ICD 10 code for mediastinal mass?

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98. 5: Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified.

What is the ICD 10 cm index for thymoma?

Thymoma (benign) D15.0. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D15.0. Benign neoplasm of thymus. 20162017201820192020Billable/Specific Code. Type 1 Excludes. benign carcinoid tumor of the thymus (D3A.091) malignant C37. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C37. Malignant neoplasm of thymus.

What is the ICD 10 cm code for thymus neoplasm?

Thymoma – see also Neoplasm, thymus, by type. malignant C37. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C37. Malignant neoplasm of thymus. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code. Type 1 Excludes. malignant carcinoid tumor of the thymus ( C7A.091) metaplastic C37. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C37.

When to use the C37 diagnosis code for thymus?

C37 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of thymus. The code C37 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

What’s the ICD 10 cm code for benign neoplasm?

Benign neoplasm of thymus 1 D15.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM D15.0 became effective on October 1, 2018. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D15.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 D15.0 may differ.