Other fibromatoses of muscle, ligament, and fascia
2015
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
ICD-9-CM 728.79 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 728.79 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
A rapid growing, non-encapsulated benign neoplasm that arises from the soft tissues. It is characterized by the presence of non-hyperchromatic spindle-shaped fibroblasts, multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells, chronic inflammatory infiltrate, red blood cell extravasation, and high mitotic activity, in a storiform growth pattern