ICD-10-CM Codes
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
R22- Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R22

Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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2017

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2019

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

R22 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin, subcu
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM R22 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R22 - other international versions of ICD-10 R22 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

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A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R22. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R90
Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of central nervous system
R90
-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R93
Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other body structures
R93
)
edema (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60
- R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified
  - R60.0 Localized edema
  - R60.1 Generalized edema
  - R60.9 Edema, unspecified
R60.-
)
enlarged lymph nodes (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R59
- R59 Enlarged lymph nodes
  - R59.0 Localized enlarged lymph nodes
  - R59.1 Generalized enlarged lymph nodes
  - R59.9 Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified
R59.-
)
localized adiposity (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E65
Localized adiposity
Applicable To
- Fat pad
E65
)
swelling of joint (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25.4
Effusion of joint
Type 1 Excludes
- hydrarthrosis in yaws (A66.6)
- intermittent hydrarthrosis (M12.4-)
- other infective (teno)synovitis (M65.1-)
M25.4-
)

Includes

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subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)

The following code(s) above R22 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to R22:

R00-R99
2019 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Note
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R20-R23
2019 ICD-10-CM Range R20-R23
Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
- symptoms relating to breast (N64.4-N64.5)
Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R22

R19.7 Diarrhea, unspecified

R19.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

R20 Disturbances of skin sensation

R20.0 Anesthesia of skin

R20.1 Hypoesthesia of skin

R20.2 Paresthesia of skin

R20.3 Hyperesthesia

R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation

R20.9 Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

R21 Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption

R22 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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 …… bilateral

R22.4 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb

R22.40 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified lower limb

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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R22

Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of central nervous system

Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other body structures

Localized adiposity

Effusion of joint

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue