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D23.20

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Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

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

What This Code Means

A benign skin growth on the ear or in the ear canal when the specific side (left or right) is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •This unspecified code should only be used when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Query the provider if the side of the ear is documented to assign the more specific D23.21 or D23.22

Code Hierarchy

└D23Other benign neoplasms of skin└D23.2Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal└D23.20Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
└D23.20Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

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