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D17.23

Billable

Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right leg

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 leg.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is specific to the right leg; use D17.24 for left leg lipomas
  • •Distinguish between lipomas of the leg versus other benign skin tumors by confirming the fatty tissue composition

Code Hierarchy

└D17Benign lipomatous neoplasm└D17.2Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb└D17.23Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right leg
└D17.23Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right leg

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