ICD-10-CM › R00-R99 › R20-R23 › R22.3 Localized swelling, mass and lump,... › R22.33
Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral
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 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral
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 R22 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes1 - never coded here
- abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93)
- edema (R60.-)
- enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
- localized adiposity (E65)
- swelling of joint (M25.4-)
Includes
- subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)
Inherited from the R20-R23 section Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
Excludes2 - not included here
- symptoms relating to breast (N64.4-N64.5)
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.
- Lump
- Swollen
- Tumefaction
- Change > skin > swelling
- Swelling > localized > limb > upper
- Mass > localized > limb > upper
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| R22.30 | Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified upper limb | Valid |
| R22.31 | Localized swelling, mass and lump, right upper limb | Valid |
| R22.32 | Localized swelling, mass and lump, left upper limb | Valid |