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D14.4 ICD-10-CM Code: Benign neoplasm of respiratory system, unspecified

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Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Billable · FY2027A valid, specific ICD-10-CM code, reportable for dates of service in FY2027.

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.

The tabular list publishes no instructional note for this code itself.

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 2: NeoplasmsD10-D36 Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumorsD14 Benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system

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Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 180 — RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC (MDC 04)
  • MS-DRG 181 — RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH CC (MDC 04)
  • MS-DRG 182 — RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 04)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Coder workflow for D14.4

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

Before you code D14.4

  1. Unspecified does not mean incorrect. When the record gives no greater specificity, D14.4 may be the appropriate code. Check the record for detail that supports a more specific sibling. An unspecified code is for records that do not provide the detail a more specific code needs; a query, not an assumption, is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

    ReviewD14.0, D14.1, D14.2, D14.3

    See the relationships section · Guide: Other vs unspecified (NEC vs NOS) →

  2. Confirm the documented site and behavior (this code’s block classifies benign 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 →

Choose the right path

  1. Does the record document the detail a more specific sibling code needs?
    Yes → Review the specific siblings in this subcategory.
    No → Continue — D14.4 is appropriate when the documentation goes no further.

    ReviewD14.0, D14.1, D14.2, D14.3

Consider D14.4. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

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.

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).

ReviewD14.0, D14.1, D14.2, D14.3

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.

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

Benign neoplasm of respiratory system, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D14.4).

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

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

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 D14.4 or its code family, from the CMS Table of Neoplasms and the CMS Table of Neoplasms (site match derived from the code title).

Referenced by 7 Same-site neoplasm codes: C39.0 — Malignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecifiedCompare D14.4 vs C39.0 →, C39.9 — Malignant neoplasm of lower respiratory tract, part unspecifiedCompare D14.4 vs C39.9 →, C78.30 — Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organCompare D14.4 vs C78.30 →, D02.4 — Carcinoma in situ of respiratory system, unspecifiedCompare D14.4 vs D02.4 →, D38.5 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other respiratory organsCompare D14.4 vs D38.5 →, D38.6 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of respiratory organ, unspecifiedCompare D14.4 vs D38.6 →, D49.1 — Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of respiratory systemCompare D14.4 vs D49.1 →.

These codes represent related neoplasm behaviors affecting the same anatomic site.

Referenced by 5 Screening & history codes: Z12.2 — Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of respiratory organsCompare D14.4 vs Z12.2 →, Z80.2 — Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organsCompare D14.4 vs Z80.2 →, Z85.2 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organsCompare D14.4 vs Z85.2 →, Z85.20 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organCompare D14.4 vs Z85.20 →, Z85.29 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organsCompare D14.4 vs Z85.29 →.

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

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2027 MS-DRG: not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity for that release.

Named in the grouper logic of 3 MS-DRGs: DRG 180 (MDC 04), DRG 181 (MDC 04), DRG 182 (MDC 04).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):NEO073 — Benign neoplasms (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Benign neoplasms).

D13.7 — Benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas, D13.9 — Benign neoplasm of ill-defined sites within the digestive system, D13.91 — Familial adenomatous polyposis, D13.99 — Benign neoplasm of ill-defined sites within the digestive system, D14.0 — Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses, D14.1 — Benign neoplasm of larynx, D14.2 — Benign neoplasm of trachea, D14.30 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified bronchus and lung, D14.31 — Benign neoplasm of right bronchus and lung, D14.32 — Benign neoplasm of left bronchus and lung, D15.0 — Benign neoplasm of thymus, D15.1 — Benign neoplasm of heart, D15.2 — Benign neoplasm of mediastinum, D15.7 — Benign neoplasm of other specified intrathoracic organs, D15.9 — Benign neoplasm of intrathoracic organ, unspecified, D16.00 — Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb, D16.01 — Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb, D16.02 — Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb, D16.10 — Benign neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb, D16.11 — Benign neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb, +252 more

Lab tests where this diagnosis supports Medicare coverage (NCD)

Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) program lists this diagnosis as medical justification for these lab tests.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of D14.4 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

Same site

Referenced by Same-site neoplasm codes

Referenced by Screening & history codes MedCoder-derived

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 4,000 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027

Neoplasm sites

  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, organs or system NEC — Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, organs or system NEC — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, organs or system NEC (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC — Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC, upper — Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC, upper — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC, upper (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027

Nearest codes

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.

Neoplasm Table Sites (3)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.

  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, organs or system NEC — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, respiratory, tract NEC, upper — Benign

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
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44 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

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MedCoder.ai. "D14.4 — Benign neoplasm of respiratory system, unspecified." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/d14.4-benign-neoplasm-of-respiratory-system-unspecified

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Benign neoplasm of respiratory system, unspecified

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 D14.4 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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