R22 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Category / Non-billable header 14 subcodes

Block: Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)

Includes

  • subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93)
  • edema (R60.-)
  • enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
  • localized adiposity (E65)
  • swelling of joint (M25.4-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
R22..0 Localized swelling, mass and lump, head Yes
R22..1 Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck Yes
R22..2 Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk Yes
R22..3 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb No
R22..30 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified upper limb Yes
R22..31 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right upper limb Yes
R22..32 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left upper limb Yes
R22..33 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral Yes
R22..4 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb No
R22..40 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified lower limb Yes
R22..41 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right lower limb Yes
R22..42 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left lower limb Yes
R22..43 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral Yes
R22..9 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026