D17.22

D17.22

Billable

Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left 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 left arm.

Coding Tips

•This code is specific to the left arm; use D17.21 for right arm lipomas
•Ensure laterality is clearly documented in the clinical notes before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└D17Benign lipomatous neoplasm └D17.2Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb └D17.22Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left arm

└D17.22Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left arm