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D17.0

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Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck

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

What This Code Means

A noncancerous fatty tumor in the skin or tissue under the skin of the head, face, or neck.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is for lipomas (benign fatty tumors) in head, face, and neck regions
  • •Lipomas are the most common benign soft tissue tumors

Code Hierarchy

└D17Benign lipomatous neoplasm└D17.0Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck
└D17.0Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck

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