D22.4
Billable codeMelanocytic nevi of scalp and neck
The ICD-10 code for melanocytic nevi of scalp and neck is D22.4.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- D22.0Melanocytic nevi of lip
- D22.1Melanocytic nevi of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- D22.2Melanocytic nevi of ear and external auricular canalnon-billable header
- D22.3Melanocytic nevi of other and unspecified parts of facenon-billable header
- D22.5Melanocytic nevi of trunk
- D22.6Melanocytic nevi of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- D22.7Melanocytic nevi of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- D22.9Melanocytic nevi, unspecified
- D22.4Melanocytic nevi of scalp and neck
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2164Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
D22.4 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
- DRG 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCC