D22.3
D22.3 — Melanocytic nevi of other and unspecified parts of face
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D22.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for melanocytic nevi of other and unspecified parts of face. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with D22.3
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at D22.3. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading D22.3 alone.
- D14.0Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses
Risk adjustment
D22.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead D22.3
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share D22. If D22.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- D22.0Melanocytic nevi of lip
- D22.1Melanocytic nevi of eyelid, including canthus
- D22.2Melanocytic nevi of ear and external auricular canal
- D22.4Melanocytic nevi of scalp and neck
- D22.5Melanocytic nevi of trunk
- D22.6Melanocytic nevi of upper limb, including shoulder
- D22.7Melanocytic nevi of lower limb, including hip
- D22.9Melanocytic nevi, unspecified
Questions about D22.3
- Is D22.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. D22.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does D22.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors (D10-D36).