D17.20 - Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of unspecified limb
| ICD-10: | D17.20 |
| Short Description: | Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin, subcu of unsp limb |
| Long Description: | Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of unspecified limb |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
D17.20 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of unspecified limb. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like D17.20 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Lipoma of axilla
- Lipoma of foot
- Lipoma of forearm
- Lipoma of groin
- Lipoma of hand
- Lipoma of hip
- Lipoma of knee and popliteal area
- Lipoma of limb
- Lipoma of lower leg
- Lipoma of lower limb
- Lipoma of shoulder
- Lipoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb
- Lipoma of thigh
- Lipoma of upper arm
- Lipoma of upper limb
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| D17.20 | 214.1 - Lipoma skin NEC | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Benign Tumors
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
