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D16.22

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Benign neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A non-cancerous bone tumor in the long bones of the left leg.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm left side documentation in the medical record to support this laterality-specific code
  • •Differentiate from right-sided lesions (D16.21) to ensure proper laterality assignment

Code Hierarchy

└D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage└D16.2Benign neoplasm of long bones of lower limb└D16.22Benign neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb
└D16.22Benign neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb

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