R22 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for R22 ICD 10 code:
Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin, subcu
Includes for R22 ICD 10 code
- subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)
Type 1 excludes for R22 ICD 10 code
- abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93)
- edema (R60.-)
- enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
- localized adiposity (E65)
- swelling of joint (M25.4-)
Codes
- R22.0 Localized swelling, mass and lump, head
- R22.1 Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
- R22.2 Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
- R22.3 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
- R22.30 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified upper limb
- R22.31 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right upper limb
- R22.32 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left upper limb
- R22.33 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral
- R22.4 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb
- R22.40 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified lower limb
- R22.41 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right lower limb
- R22.42 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left lower limb
- R22.43 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral
- R22.9 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to R22 ICD10 Code:
- R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
R22 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting