D18.02 Hemangioma of intracranial structures

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from D18 Hemangioma and lymphangioma, any site

Excludes1 (never code together)

• benign neoplasm of glomus jugulare (D35.6)
• blue or pigmented nevus (D22.-)
• nevus NOS (D22.-)
• vascular nevus (Q82.5)

Applies from D18.0 Hemangioma

Applicable to

• Angioma NOS
• Cavernous nevus

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 23 — Prostate, Breast, and Other Cancers and Tumors
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors
• RxHCC V08: HCC 22 — Prostate, Breast, Bladder, and Other Cancers and Tumors
• ESRD V24: HCC 12

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 228.02 Hemangioma of intracranial structures

Code annotations containing back-references to D18.02

Back-references to D18.0

• Type 1 Excludes: D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue ("hemangioma (D18.0-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: D33 Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system ("angioma (D18.0-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: D33 Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system ("hemangioma (D18.0-)")

Back-references to D18

• Type 1 Excludes: D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue ("benign neoplasm of vascular tissue (D18.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Q27 Other congenital malformations of peripheral vascular system ("hemangioma and lymphangioma (D18.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for D18.02

• Angioendothelioma › benign › intracranial
• Angioma › intracranial
• Angioma › plexiform › intracranial
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › hemangiomatous › intracranial
• Glomangioma › intracranial
• Glomangiomyoma › intracranial
• Hemangioendothelioma › benign › intracranial
• Hemangioma › arteriovenous › intracranial
• Hemangioma › capillary › intracranial
• Hemangioma › cavernous › intracranial
• Hemangioma › epithelioid › intracranial
• Hemangioma › histiocytoid › intracranial
• Hemangioma › infantile › intracranial
• Hemangioma › intracranial
• Hemangioma › intramuscular › intracranial
• Hemangioma › plexiform › intracranial
• Hemangioma › racemose › intracranial
• Hemangioma › simplex › intracranial
• Hemangioma › venous › intracranial
• Hemangioma › verrucous keratotic › intracranial
• Nevus › angiomatousD18.00 › intracranial
• Nevus › capillary › intracranial
• Nevus › cavernous › intracranial
• Nevus › hemangiomatous › intracranial
• Nevus › meaning hemangioma › intracranial
• Tumor › glomus › intracranial

Nearby codes

• D18 Hemangioma and lymphangioma, any site
• D18.0 Hemangioma
• D18.00 Hemangioma unspecified site
• D18.01 Hemangioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue
• D18.02 Hemangioma of intracranial structures (this code)
• D18.03 Hemangioma of intra-abdominal structures
• D18.09 Hemangioma of other sites
• D18.1 Lymphangioma, any site