D17.2
Header — not billableBenign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb
The ICD-10 code for benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb is D17.2.
D17.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D17.2
- D17.20Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of unspecified limb
- D17.21Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right arm
- D17.22Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left arm
- D17.23Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right leg
- D17.24Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left leg
Related codes in this category
- D17.0Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neck
- D17.1Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk
- D17.3Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other and unspecified sitesnon-billable header
- D17.4Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intrathoracic organs
- D17.5Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organs
- D17.6Benign lipomatous neoplasm of spermatic cord
- D17.7Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sitesnon-billable header
- D17.9Benign lipomatous neoplasm, unspecified
- D17.2Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limbnon-billable header