ICD-10 diagnosis code

D23.2 Benign neoplasm: Skin of ear and external auricular canal

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D23.2 is the ICD-10 code for Benign neoplasm: Skin of ear and external auricular canal. It is a four-character subcategory of D23 (Other benign neoplasms of skin), 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

D23.2 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

D23.2Godartet svulst i hud på øre eller i ytre øregang

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD232Godartet tumor i hud på øre eller i ydre øregang

  • DD232AGodartet tumor i hud på øre
  • DD232BGodartet tumor i hud i ydre øregang
GermanyICD-10-GM

D23.2Haut des Ohres und des äußeren Gehörganges

FranceICD-10-FR

D23.2Peau de l'oreille et du conduit auditif externe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D23.2huid van oor en uitwendige gehoorgang

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • D23.20Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
  • D23.21Other benign neoplasm of skin of right ear and external auricular canal
  • D23.22Other benign neoplasm of skin 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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