ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

D23.1Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus

Not billable — use a more specific code

D23.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About D23.1

D23.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus. It belongs to category D23 (other benign neoplasms of skin), block D10-D36 (benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumors) and chapter 2 (neoplasms). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within D23 (other benign neoplasms of skin), D23.1 is specifically for other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus. Related codes cover skin of lip (D23.0), skin of ear and external auricular canal (D23.2), skin of other and unspecified parts of face (D23.3), skin of scalp and neck (D23.4), skin of trunk (D23.5), skin of upper limb, including shoulder (D23.6), skin of lower limb, including hip (D23.7) and skin, unspecified (D23.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: D23.10 (canthus), D23.11 (canthus) and D23.12 (canthus).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under D23.1

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to D23.1.

› From D23 Other benign neoplasms of skin

Includes

benign neoplasm of hair follicles
benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
benign neoplasm of sweat glands

Excludes1

benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)

Excludes2

melanocytic nevi (D22.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 2: Neoplasms.

Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries

Neoplasm, neoplastic › canthus (eye) (inner) (outer) — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › lid (lower) (upper) — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › meibomian gland — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › palpebra — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › skin NOS › canthus (eye) (inner) (outer) — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › skin NOS › eyelid — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › skin NOS › lid (lower) (upper) — Benign
Neoplasm, neoplastic › skin NOS › palpebra — Benign

Codes whose notes reference D23.1

D31Excludes1

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about D23.1

Is D23.1 billable?: No. D23.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.