2021 ICD-10-CM Code R22.1
Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
Valid for Submission
R22.1 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of localized swelling, mass and lump, neck. The code R22.1 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R22.1 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bilateral mass of parotid glands, bilateral tonsillar swelling, cervical spine - swollen, cyst of neck, head and neck swelling , localized swelling, mass and lump, neck, etc.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
| ICD-10: | R22.1 |
| Short Description: | Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck |
| Long Description: | Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code R22.1 are found in the index:
- - Mass
- - localized (skin) - R22.9
- - neck - R22.1
- - neck - R22.1
- - localized (skin) - R22.9
- - Swelling (of) - R60.9
- - localized (skin) - R22.9
- - neck - R22.1
- - neck (localized) - R22.1
- - localized (skin) - R22.9
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Bilateral mass of parotid glands
- Bilateral tonsillar swelling
- Cervical spine - swollen
- Cyst of neck
- Head and neck swelling
- Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
- Mass in head or neck
- Mass of left parotid gland
- Mass of nasopharynx
- Mass of neck
- Mass of parapharyngeal space
- Mass of parotid gland
- Mass of right parotid gland
- Mass of right submandibular region
- Mass of skin of neck
- Mass of submandibular region
- Mass of submental region
- Neck swelling
- Nodule of skin of neck
- Nodule of subcutaneous tissue of neck
- Pharyngeal swelling
- Subcutaneous mass of neck
- Subglottic swelling
- Supraglottic swelling
- Swelling / lump finding
- Swelling of left tonsil
- Swelling of right tonsil
- Swelling of soft tissue of cervical spine
- Swelling of tonsil
- Swollen nasopharynx
- Vocal cords swelling
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code R22.1 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert R22.1 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R22.1 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Code History
- 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)