D35.2 is the authoritative medical code for Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for benign neoplasm of pituitary gland (ICD-10-CM D35.2), 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 pituitary gland is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D35.2. Excludes1 (not coded here): benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas D13.7; benign neoplasm of ovary D27.-; benign neoplasm of testis D29.2.-; benign neoplasm of thymus D15.0. Use additional code: code to identify any functional activity.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D35.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas D13.7
- benign neoplasm of ovary D27.-
- benign neoplasm of testis D29.2.-
- benign neoplasm of thymus D15.0
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to identify any functional activity
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with D35.2?
Per Excludes1 instructions, D35.2 must not be reported with: benign neoplasm of endocrine pancreas (D13.7); benign neoplasm of ovary (D27.-); benign neoplasm of testis (D29.2.-); benign neoplasm of thymus (D15.0).
Is an additional code needed with D35.2?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to identify any functional activity.
Codes in This Family (9)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D35.2, with their registry titles.
- D35 — Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands
- D35.0 — Benign neoplasm of adrenal gland
- D35.1 — Benign neoplasm of parathyroid gland
- D35.3 — Benign neoplasm of craniopharyngeal duct
- D35.4 — Benign neoplasm of pineal gland
- D35.5 — Benign neoplasm of carotid body
- D35.6 — Benign neoplasm of aortic body and other paraganglia
- D35.7 — Benign neoplasm of other specified endocrine glands
- D35.9 — Benign neoplasm of endocrine gland, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (8)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Adenoma, acidophil-basophil, mixed, unspecified site
- Adenoma, acidophil, unspecified site
- Adenoma, basophil-acidophil, mixed, unspecified site
- Adenoma, basophil, unspecified site
- Adenoma, chromophobe, unspecified site
- Adenoma, eosinophil, unspecified site
- Adenoma, mucoid cell, unspecified site
- Prolactinoma, unspecified site
Neoplasm Table Sites (7)
Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, craniobuccal pouch — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, fossa (of), pituitary — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, hypophysis — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, intrasellar — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, pituitary (body) (fossa) (gland) (lobe) — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, Rathke's pouch — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, sella turcica — Benign
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