D36.12 is the authoritative medical code for Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, upper limb, including shoulder. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, upper limb, including shoulder (ICD-10-CM D36.12), 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 peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, upper limb, including shoulder is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D36.12. Excludes1 (not coded here): benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit D31.6-; neurofibromatosis Q85.0-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D36.12 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 peripheral nerves of orbit D31.6-
- neurofibromatosis Q85.0-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with D36.12?
Per Excludes1 instructions, D36.12 must not be reported with: benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit (D31.6-); neurofibromatosis (Q85.0-).
Codes in This Family (12)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D36.12, with their registry titles.
- D36 — Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
- D36.0 — Benign neoplasm of lymph nodes
- D36.1 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- D36.10 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
- D36.11 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of face, head, and neck
- D36.13 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of lower limb, including hip
- D36.14 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of thorax
- D36.15 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of abdomen
- D36.16 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of pelvis
- D36.17 — Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system of trunk, unspecified
- D36.7 — Benign neoplasm of other specified sites
- D36.9 — Benign neoplasm, unspecified site
Neoplasm Table Sites (18)
Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, brachial plexus — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), brachial — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), median — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, antecubital fossa or space — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, arm — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, axilla — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, elbow — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, extremity, upper — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, finger — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, forearm — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, hand — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, limb NEC, upper — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, shoulder — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, thumb — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), peripheral NEC, wrist — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), radial — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nerve (ganglion), ulnar — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, plexus, brachial — Benign
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