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D28.0 ICD-10-CM Code: Benign neoplasm of vulva

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

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
3 inclusion terms · 4 Excludes1

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 742 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 743 — UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 760 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC (MDC 13)
  • MS-DRG 761 — MENSTRUAL AND OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 13)

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.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for D28.0 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 D28.0 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.

  • adenomatous polyp
  • benign neoplasm of skin of female genital organs
  • benign teratoma

Source: inherited from D28

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 D28

Coder workflow for D28.0

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

Before you code D28.0

  1. 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 →

  2. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with D28.0. 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 a condition named in D28.0’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.

    ReviewQ50.5, Q50.4, Q52.4

Consider D28.0. 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).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting D28.0(4 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with D28.0: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareQ50.5, Q50.4, Q52.4

    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: Both the condition D28.0 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).

ReviewQ50.5, Q50.4, Q52.4

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

The comparisons, hierarchy, index entries, guidelines, relationships, risk-adjustment and coverage context a coder commonly needs. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Don’t confuse D28.0 with…

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

The codes most likely to be picked instead of D28.0 — 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.

  • Q50.5— 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 epoophoron cyst moves the case to Q50.5; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: D28.0 vs Q50.5 →

  • Q50.4— 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 fimbrial cyst moves the case to Q50.4; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: D28.0 vs Q50.4 →

  • Q52.4— 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 Gartner's duct cyst moves the case to Q52.4; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: D28.0 vs Q52.4 →

  • D28.9— Specificity relationship (Review)

    Overlapping diagnoses in the same category.

    Overlapping codes in the same category — the documentation decides which is the more specific fit.

    What moves you there: A record that documents no more than “Benign neoplasm of female genital organ, unspecified” takes D28.9; specificity in the record moves it back here.

    Full comparison: D28.0 vs D28.9 →

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.

Code Overview

Benign neoplasm of vulva is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D28.0).

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

Indexed Clinical Terms (5)

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

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

Neoplasm Table Sites (26)

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, Bartholin's gland — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, clitoris — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, fourchette — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin) — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), majora — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), minora — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin) — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin), majus — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin), minus — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, mons, pubis — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, mons, veneris — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, pudenda, pudendum (femaie) — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, clitoris — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external) — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), clitoris — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), labium NEC — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), labium NEC, majus — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), labium NEC, minus — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), pudendum — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, female genital organs (external), vulva — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, labia, majora — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, labia, minora — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, vulva — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, vestibular gland, greater — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, vulva — Benign
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, vulvovaginal gland — Benign

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 structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name D28.0 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes, the CMS Table of Neoplasms and the CMS Table of Neoplasms (site match derived from the code title). Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: N84 — Polyp of female genital tract (via D28.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 8 Same-site neoplasm codes: C51.0 — Malignant neoplasm of labium majusCompare D28.0 vs C51.0 →, C51.1 — Malignant neoplasm of labium minusCompare D28.0 vs C51.1 →, C51.2 — Malignant neoplasm of clitorisCompare D28.0 vs C51.2 →, C51.9 — Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecifiedCompare D28.0 vs C51.9 →, C79.82 — Secondary malignant neoplasm of genital organsCompare D28.0 vs C79.82 →, D07.1 — Carcinoma in situ of vulvaCompare D28.0 vs D07.1 →, D39.8 — Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified female genital organsCompare D28.0 vs D39.8 →, D49.59 — Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of other genitourinary organCompare D28.0 vs D49.59 →.

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

Referenced by 3 Screening & history codes: Z12.83 — Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of skinCompare D28.0 vs Z12.83 →, Z85.82 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skinCompare D28.0 vs Z85.82 →, Z85.828 — Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skinCompare D28.0 vs Z85.828 →.

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 4 MS-DRGs: DRG 742 (MDC 13), DRG 743 (MDC 13), DRG 760 (MDC 13), DRG 761 (MDC 13).

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).

D25.1 — Intramural leiomyoma of uterus, D25.2 — Subserosal leiomyoma of uterus, D25.9 — Leiomyoma of uterus, unspecified, D26.0 — Other benign neoplasm of cervix uteri, D26.1 — Other benign neoplasm of corpus uteri, D26.7 — Other benign neoplasm of other parts of uterus, D26.9 — Other benign neoplasm of uterus, unspecified, D27.0 — Benign neoplasm of right ovary, D27.1 — Benign neoplasm of left ovary, D27.9 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified ovary, D28.1 — Benign neoplasm of vagina, D28.2 — Benign neoplasm of uterine tubes and ligaments, D28.7 — Benign neoplasm of other specified female genital organs, D28.9 — Benign neoplasm of female genital organ, unspecified, D29.0 — Benign neoplasm of penis, D29.1 — Benign neoplasm of prostate, D29.20 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified testis, D29.21 — Benign neoplasm of right testis, D29.22 — Benign neoplasm of left testis, D29.30 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified epididymis, +252 more

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main term “Nevus”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

D22.0 — Melanocytic nevi of lip (skin, lip), D22.1 — Melanocytic nevi of eyelid, including canthus (skin, eyelid), D22.2 — Melanocytic nevi of ear and external auricular canal (skin, ear), D22.30 — Melanocytic nevi of unspecified part of face (skin, face), D22.39 — Melanocytic nevi of other parts of face (skin, jaw), D22.4 — Melanocytic nevi of scalp and neck (skin, neck), D22.5 — Melanocytic nevi of trunk (skin, back), D22.6 — Melanocytic nevi of upper limb, including shoulder (skin, arm), D22.7 — Melanocytic nevi of lower limb, including hip (skin, toe), D22.9 — Melanocytic nevi, unspecified, D29.0 — Benign neoplasm of penis (skin, penis), D29.4 — Benign neoplasm of scrotum (skin, scrotum), D29.9 — Benign neoplasm of male genital organ, unspecified (skin, male genital organ), D31.0 — Benign neoplasm of conjunctiva (conjunctiva), D31.2 — Benign neoplasm of retina (retina), D31.3 — Benign neoplasm of choroid (choroid), D31.4 — Benign neoplasm of ciliary body (iris), D31.40 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified ciliary body (magnocellular, unspecified site), D31.5 — Benign neoplasm of lacrimal gland and duct (lacrimal gland), D31.6 — Benign neoplasm of unspecified site of orbit (orbit), +14 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.

Iron Panel

Contextual Map

Every relationship of D28.0 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.

Run D28.0 with this related code in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Same site

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Same-site neoplasm codes

Referenced by Screening & history codes MedCoder-derived

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 13 — Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive 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. 2,238 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027

Neoplasm sites (26)

  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, Bartholin's gland — Neoplasm, neoplastic, Bartholin's gland — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, Bartholin's gland (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, clitoris — Neoplasm, neoplastic, clitoris — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, clitoris (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, fourchette — Neoplasm, neoplastic, fourchette — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, fourchette (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin) — Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin) — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin) (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), majora — Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), majora — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), majora (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), minora — Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), minora — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, labia (skin), minora (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin) — Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin) — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin) (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin), majus — Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin), majus — Benign [Neoplasm table]: “Neoplasm, neoplastic, labium (skin), majus (Benign)”— CMS Table of Neoplasms · icd10cm-fy2027
  • and 18 more

Index entries

  • Nevus, skin, female genital organ NEC (external)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Nevus, skin, genital organ NEC (external), female[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Nevus, skin, labium (majus) (minus)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Nevus, skin, pudendum[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Nevus, skin, vulva[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · 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

Deep reference

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Sources for this page

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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
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Change history

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

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 D28.0 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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