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D22.2 Melanocytic naevi of ear and external auricular canal

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D22.2 is the ICD-10 code for Melanocytic naevi of ear and external auricular canal. It is a four-character subcategory of D22 (Melanocytic naevi), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D10–D36 (Benign neoplasms) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

D22.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

D22.2Melanocytnevus på öra och yttre hörselgång

NorwayICD-10-NO

D22.2Melanocyttnevus på øre eller i ytre øregang

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD222Nævus på øre eller i ydre øregang

  • DD222ANævus på øre
  • DD222BNævus i ydre øregang
GermanyICD-10-GM

D22.2Melanozytennävus des Ohres und des äußeren Gehörganges

FranceICD-10-FR

D22.2Nævus à mélanocytes de l'oreille et du conduit auditif externe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D22.2melanocytaire naevi van oor en uitwendige gehoorgang

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • D22.20Melanocytic nevi of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
  • D22.21Melanocytic nevi of right ear and external auricular canal
  • D22.22Melanocytic nevi of left ear and external auricular canal

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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