ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R22.3
Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- R22.3
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R22 — Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R22.3 is a category (header) for localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in R22
- R22Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- R22.0Localized swelling, mass and lump, head
- R22.1Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
- R22.2Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
- R22.30Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified upper limb
- R22.31Localized swelling, mass and lump, right upper limb
- R22.32Localized swelling, mass and lump, left upper limb
- R22.33Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral
- R22.4Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb
- 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
- R22.9Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified
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