Wiki Path states BENIGN LYMPHOID PSEUDOPOLYP - Can't find a code.

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I've researched and researched and just get mixed information.

We have to code path results, if positive. How would this be coded - benign lymphoid pseudopolyp of the colon. Also, maybe because it's so many years later - I can't find a pseudopolyposis code in ICD-10 2018 (there is an old thread in these forums that says use pseudopolyposis)...there's a K51.40 inflammatory polyps of the colon, but based on my diagnosis - it doesn't sound inflammatory so I'm leery of using that. Is it a benign neoplasm of colon?

Thanks.

Kimberlee
 
Not a neoplasm

Yes, it would be a benign neoplasm of colon D12.X.

Pseudo- means false. A pseudopolyp is not a real polyp and not a neoplasm. The term benign is not just used for neoplasms, but can be used for any relatively harmless finding.

This looks like it should be coded as an inflammatory polyp (or assigned an unspecified code), but the best confirmation that this is not actually a neoplasm, would be with your provider.
 
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