ICD-10-CM › C00-D49 › D10-D36 › D21.2 Benign neoplasm of connective and... › D21.22
Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of left lower limb, including hip
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from D21 Other benign neoplasms of connective and other soft tissue
Excludes1 - never coded here
- benign neoplasm of articular cartilage (D16.-)
- benign neoplasm of cartilage of larynx (D14.1)
- benign neoplasm of cartilage of nose (D14.0)
- benign neoplasm of connective tissue of breast (D24.-)
- benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (D36.1-)
- benign neoplasm of peritoneum (D20.1)
- benign neoplasm of retroperitoneum (D20.0)
- benign neoplasm of uterine ligament, any (D28.2)
- benign neoplasm of vascular tissue (D18.-)
- hemangioma (D18.0-)
- lipomatous neoplasm (D17.-)
- lymphangioma (D18.1)
- uterine leiomyoma (D25.-)
Includes
- benign neoplasm of blood vessel
- benign neoplasm of bursa
- benign neoplasm of cartilage
- benign neoplasm of fascia
- benign neoplasm of fat
- benign neoplasm of ligament, except uterine
- benign neoplasm of lymphatic channel
- benign neoplasm of muscle
- benign neoplasm of synovia
- benign neoplasm of tendon (sheath)
- benign stromal tumors
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Melanosarcoma
- Nevocarcinoma
- Rhabdosarcoma
- Leiofibromyoma
- Melanoblastoma
- Myoma > uterus
- Melanocarcinoma
- Tumor > fibroid
- Mole > cancerous
- Melanoepithelioma
- Nevus > malignant
- Myofibroma > uterus
- Sarcoma > melanotic
- Nevus > blue > malignant
- Lentigo > maligna > melanoma
- Freckle > malignant melanoma in
- Melanosarcoma > epithelioid cell
- Mole > malignant > meaning > melanoma
- Melanosis > precancerous > malignant melanoma in
- Nevus > pigmented > giant > malignant melanoma in
- Hutchinson's > melanotic freckle > malignant melanoma in
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > fascia > plantar
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > aponeurosis > plantar
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > hip
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > leg
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > toe
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > calf
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > foot
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > heel
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > knee
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > ankle
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > thigh
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > limb NEC > lower
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > extremity > lower
- Neoplasm, neoplastic > connective tissue NEC > popliteal fossa or space
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D21.20 | Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of unspecified lower limb, including hip | Valid |
| D21.21 | Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of right lower limb, including hip | Valid |