D10.6 is the authoritative medical code for Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for benign neoplasm of nasopharynx (ICD-10-CM D10.6), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D10.6. Inclusion terms: Benign neoplasm of pharyngeal tonsil; Benign neoplasm of posterior margin of septum and choanae.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D10.6 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Benign neoplasm of pharyngeal tonsil
- Benign neoplasm of posterior margin of septum and choanae
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What conditions are included under D10.6?
Benign neoplasm of nasopharynx includes: Benign neoplasm of pharyngeal tonsil; Benign neoplasm of posterior margin of septum and choanae.
Codes in This Family (9)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D10.6, with their registry titles.
- D10 — Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx
- D10.0 — Benign neoplasm of lip
- D10.1 — Benign neoplasm of tongue
- D10.2 — Benign neoplasm of floor of mouth
- D10.3 — Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
- D10.4 — Benign neoplasm of tonsil
- D10.5 — Benign neoplasm of other parts of oropharynx
- D10.7 — Benign neoplasm of hypopharynx
- D10.9 — Benign neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Angiofibroma, juvenile, unspecified site
- Fibroangioma, juvenile, unspecified site
- Fibroma, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal (juvenile)
Neoplasm Table Sites (26)
Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, adenoid (pharynx) (tissue) — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, auditory, tube, opening — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, choana — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, fornix, pharyngeal — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, fossa (of), Rosenmuller — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, floor — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, roof — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, wall — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, wall, anterior — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, wall, lateral — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, wall, posterior — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal, wall, superior — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nose, nasal, choana — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nose, nasal, septum, posterior margin — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, palate, soft, nasopharyngeal surface — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, palate, soft, posterior surface — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, palate, soft, superior surface — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, pharynx, pharyngeal, bursa — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, pharynx, pharyngeal, fornix — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, pharynx, pharyngeal, recess — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, pharynx, pharyngeal, tonsil — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, postnasal space — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, Rosenmuller's fossa — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, septum, nasal, posterior margin — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, tonsil, pharyngeal — Benign
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