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ICD-10 diagnosis code

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

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R22 is the ICD-10 code for Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R20–R23 (Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R22 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)

What R22 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging R90-R93
  • enlarged lymph nodes R59.-
  • localized adiposity E65
  • mass and lump:
    • breast N63
    • intra-abdominal or pelvic R19.0
  • oedema R60.-
  • swelling (of):

Subcodes of R22

R22 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

R22Lokaliserad svullnad, knöl och resistens i huden och underhudsvävnaden

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR22Lokaliserede hævelser, udfyldninger og knuder i hud og underhud

FinlandICD-10-FI

R22Ihon tai ihonalaiskudoksen paikallinen kyhmy, patti tai muhkura

GermanyICD-10-GM

R22Lokalisierte Schwellung, Raumforderung und Knoten der Haut und der Unterhaut

FranceICD-10-FR

R22Autres tuméfactions et masses localisées de la peau et du tissu cellulaire sous-cutané

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R22gelokaliseerde zwelling, massa en knobbel van huid en subcutis

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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