R22.4

R22.4: Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R22.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R22.4

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead R22.4

4 child codes. Green means billable.

R22.40Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified lower limb
R22.41Localized swelling, mass and lump, right lower limb
R22.42Localized swelling, mass and lump, left lower limb
R22.43Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral

Other codes under R22

R22.0Localized swelling, mass and lump, head
R22.1Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
R22.2Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
R22.3Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
R22.9Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified