D23.20

D23.20: Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

D23.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D23.20 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D23.20

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D23: Other benign neoplasms of skin

benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D23.20

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on D23: Other benign neoplasms of skin

melanocytic nevi (D22.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D23.20 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57788Billing and Coding: Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.