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D17.21

Billable

Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right arm

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

What This Code Means

A benign fatty tumor (lipoma) located in the skin or fatty tissue of the right arm.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is specific to the right arm; use D17.22 for left arm lipomas
  • •Document the anatomical location clearly in the medical record to support accurate coding

Code Hierarchy

└D17Benign lipomatous neoplasm└D17.2Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb└D17.21Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right arm
└D17.21Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right arm

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