ICD-10 Code N63.21
Unspecified lump in the left breast, upper outer quadrant
Diagnosis Code N63.21
Short Description: Unspecified lump in the left breast, upper outer quadrant
Long Description: Unspecified lump in the left breast, upper outer quadrant
Version 2019 of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code N63.21
Valid for Submission
The code N63.21 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code N63.21 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
- 597 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH MCC
- 598 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC
- 599 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 600 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC
- 601 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert to ICD-9
- 611.72 - Lump or mass in breast (Approximate Flag)
Index to Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code N63.21 in the Index to Diseases and Injuries:
- - Lump - See Also: Mass;
- - breast - N63.0
- - left
- - upper outer quadrant - N63.21
- - left
- - breast - N63.0
Replacement Code
This code replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s) listed below:
- N63 - Unspecified lump in breast
Information for Patients
Breast Diseases
Most women experience breast changes at some time. Your age, hormone levels, and medicines you take may cause lumps, bumps, and discharges (fluids that are not breast milk).
If you have a breast lump, pain, discharge or skin irritation, see your health care provider. Minor and serious breast problems have similar symptoms. Although many women fear cancer, most breast problems are not cancer.
Some common breast changes are
- Fibrocystic breast changes - lumpiness, thickening and swelling, often just before a woman's period
- Cysts - fluid-filled lumps
- Fibroadenomas - solid, round, rubbery lumps that move easily when pushed, occurring most in younger women
- Intraductal papillomas - growths similar to warts near the nipple
- Blocked milk ducts
- Milk production when a woman is not breastfeeding
NIH: National Cancer Institute
- Breast - premenstrual tenderness and swelling (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast biopsy -- stereotactic (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast biopsy -- ultrasound (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast infection (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast lump (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast MRI scan (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast self exam (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breast skin and nipple changes (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Fibroadenoma - breast (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Fibrocystic breast disease (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Gynecomastia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Intraductal papilloma (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Nipple problems (Medical Encyclopedia)
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
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