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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R22.3Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb

Not billable — use a more specific code

R22.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 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 R22.3

R22.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb. It belongs to category R22 (localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue), block R20-R23 (symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within R22 (localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue), R22.3 is specifically for localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb. Related codes cover head (R22.0), neck (R22.1), trunk (R22.2), lower limb (R22.4) and unspecified (R22.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R22.30 (limb), R22.31 (limb), R22.32 (limb) and R22.33 (bilateral).

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 R22.3

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R22.3.

› From R22 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Includes
  • subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial)
Excludes1
  • abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93)
  • edema (R60.-)
  • enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-)
  • localized adiposity (E65)
  • swelling of joint (M25.4-)

Broader instructions also apply from R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to R22.3.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R22.3

Is R22.3 billable?

No. R22.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.