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R22

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

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R22 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93)
  • edema (R60.-)
  • enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
  • localized adiposity (E65)
  • swelling of joint (M25.4-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

  • subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead R22

6 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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