Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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, unspecified

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
Mass > localized
Mass > superficial
Swelling > localized

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
R22.0	Localized swelling, mass and lump, head	Valid
R22.1	Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck	Valid
R22.2	Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk	Valid
R22.3	Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb	Not billable
R22.4	Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb	Not billable