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R22.2

R22.2: Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R22.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

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

  • intra-abdominal or pelvic mass and lump (R19.0-)
  • intra-abdominal or pelvic swelling (R19.0-)

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • breast mass and lump (N63)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R22.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R22.2 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
  • A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
  • A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Mass›chest
  • Swelling›chest, localized
  • Mass›localized›chest
  • Mass›localized›trunk
  • Swelling›localized›chest
  • Swelling›localized›trunk

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R22

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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