R22

The ICD-10-CM code for localized swelling, mass and lump of skin, subcu is R22. The full clinical description is "Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue". R22 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code R22 represents “Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, R22 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under R22.

R22 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

R22 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93); edema (R60.-); enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-); and 2 more.

R22 has 6 child codes, including: 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), and 2 more.

R22 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0495678, C4290275. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like localized swelling, mass and lump of skin, subcu affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

R22 maps to the ICD-11 code: ME61 (Subcutaneous swelling, mass or lump of uncertain or unspecified nature).