D23.2
Header — not billableOther benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
The ICD-10 code for other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal is D23.2.
D23.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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.
Related codes in this category
- D23.0Other benign neoplasm of skin of lip
- D23.1Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- D23.3Other benign neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of facenon-billable header
- D23.4Other benign neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
- D23.5Other benign neoplasm of skin of trunk
- D23.6Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- D23.7Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- D23.9Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified
- D23.2Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canalnon-billable header