Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

D23.10 Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
D23.11 Other benign neoplasm of skin of right eyelid, including canthus (also a header)
D23.12 Other benign neoplasm of skin of left eyelid, including canthus (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus

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 D23 Other benign neoplasms of skin

Excludes1 - never coded here

benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)

Excludes2 - not included here

melanocytic nevi (D22.-)

Includes

benign neoplasm of hair follicles
benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
benign neoplasm of sweat glands

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.

Neoplasm, neoplastic > lid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > canthus
Neoplasm, neoplastic > palpebra
Neoplasm, neoplastic > skin NOS > lid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > meibomian gland
Neoplasm, neoplastic > skin NOS > eyelid
Neoplasm, neoplastic > skin NOS > canthus
Neoplasm, neoplastic > skin NOS > palpebra

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
D23.0	Other benign neoplasm of skin of lip	Valid
D23.2	Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal	Not billable
D23.3	Other benign neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face	Not billable
D23.4	Other benign neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck	Valid
D23.5	Other benign neoplasm of skin of trunk	Valid
D23.6	Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder	Not billable
D23.7	Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip	Not billable
D23.9	Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified	Valid