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D09.1 ICD-10-CM Code: Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified urinary organs

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Billing Status: NO. This is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code: report a more specific billable code beneath it.

Coding at a Glance

Official instructions
4 inclusion terms · 1 Excludes1

What these terms mean →

Not billable · FY2027A non-billable heading in the tabular list: report a more specific code beneath it.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too, and is marked with where it comes from.

Excludes1from D09Not reported with this code unless documented as unrelated
  • melanoma in situ (D03.-)
Includesfrom D00-D09What D00-D09 covers
  • Bowen's disease
  • erythroplasia
  • grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Queyrat's erythroplasia

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 2: NeoplasmsD00-D09 In situ neoplasmsD09 Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified sites

Codes under D09.1 (2)

  • D09.10Carcinoma in situ of unspecified urinary organBillable
  • D09.19Carcinoma in situ of other urinary organsBillable

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for D09.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on D09.1 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • Bowen's disease
  • erythroplasia
  • grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
  • Queyrat's erythroplasia

Source: inherited from D00-D09

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Source: inherited from D09

Coder workflow for D09.1

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code D09.1

  1. D09.1 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewD09.10, D09.19

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  2. Confirm the documented site and behavior (this code’s block classifies in situ neoplasms), whether the site is primary or secondary, and whether the malignancy is current or a personal history: a previously excised malignancy with no further treatment and no evidence of disease is history, not current disease. Verify the site against the Table of Neoplasms. Neoplasm chapter guidelines (Guidelines I.C.2.a, I.C.2.d, I.C.2.m).

    See the Table of Neoplasms entries · Guide: Active cancer vs history of cancer →

  3. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with the code beneath D09.1. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath D09.1?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → D09.1 cannot be reported as written. Where the codes beneath it include an unspecified code, that code applies when the record goes no further; otherwise query for the missing detail.

    ReviewD09.10, D09.19

  2. Does the documentation support a condition named in D09.1’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewD03

Report the code beneath D09.1 that the documentation supports, not D09.1 itself. Then confirm that code is valid for the date of service on its own page.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
Anatomical site
At the most specific level the record states; a site the classification separates cannot be assumed from a procedure or a measurement.
Behavior and current-versus-history status
Malignant, in situ, benign or uncertain; primary or secondary; current disease or personal history (Guidelines I.C.2.m).
Any detail beyond this code’s title
What the record states that a more specific code would capture — or its absence, which itself supports the unspecified code.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting D09.1(1 note)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with D09.1: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareD03

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: The provider documents the condition in the terms of this code’s title and records no further detail.

Coding question: Is a more specific sibling code supportable?

Path: Review the specific siblings in this subcategory and what each requires the record to state.

Reason: A more specific code needs documentation of the distinguishing element; without it the unspecified code is appropriate, and a provider query is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

ReviewD09.0, D09.2, D09.3, D09.8

Documentation: Both the condition D09.1 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewD03

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse D09.1 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of D09.1 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • D03— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of melanoma in situ moves the case to D03; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: D09.1 vs D03 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified urinary organs is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D09.1). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

  • Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: D09.10, D09.19.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name D09.1 or its code family, from the CMS Table of Neoplasms (site match derived from the code title).

Referenced by 11 Screening & history codes: Z12.5 — Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of prostateCompare D09.1 vs Z12.5 →, Z80.42 — Family history of malignant neoplasm of prostateCompare D09.1 vs Z80.42 →, Z80.51 — Family history of malignant neoplasm of kidneyCompare D09.1 vs Z80.51 →, Z85.04 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anusCompare D09.1 vs Z85.04 →, Z85.048 — Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anusCompare D09.1 vs Z85.048 →, Z85.46 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of prostateCompare D09.1 vs Z85.46 →, Z85.52 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidneyCompare D09.1 vs Z85.52 →, Z85.520 — Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidneyCompare D09.1 vs Z85.520 →, Z85.528 — Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of kidneyCompare D09.1 vs Z85.528 →, Z85.53 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of renal pelvisCompare D09.1 vs Z85.53 →, Z85.54 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureterCompare D09.1 vs Z85.54 →.

These codes represent screening tests and history codes that refer to this active disease condition.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of D09.1 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

Referenced by Screening & history codes (11) MedCoder-derived

Nearest codes (11)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Common coding questions

MedCoder editorial

Can D09.1 be billed directly?

No. D09.1 (Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified urinary organs) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder-derived relationship · MedCoder editorial explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates · CMS coding rules

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Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "D09.1 — Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified urinary organs." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/d09.1-carcinoma-in-situ-of-other-and-unspecified-urinary-organs

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified urinary organs

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027, and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to D09.1 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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