Diagnosis Code

R22.1 LOCALIZED SWELLING, MASS AND LUMP, NECK


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R22.1

Short Description: Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck

Long Description: Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck

The code R22.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
      • Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin, subcu (R22)
        • R22.1 Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bilateral mass of parotid glands
  • Bilateral tonsillar swelling
  • Cervical spine - swollen
  • Cyst of neck
  • Head and neck swelling
  • Mass of head and/or neck
  • Mass of left parotid gland
  • Mass of nasopharynx
  • Mass of neck
  • Mass of parapharyngeal space
  • Mass of parotid gland
  • Mass of right parotid gland
  • Mass of right submandibular region
  • Mass of skin of neck
  • Mass of submandibular region
  • Mass of submental region
  • Neck swelling
  • Nodule of skin of neck
  • Nodule of subcutaneous tissue of neck
  • Pharyngeal swelling
  • Subcutaneous mass of neck
  • Subglottic swelling
  • Supraglottic swelling
  • Swelling of left tonsil
  • Swelling of right tonsil
  • Swelling of soft tissue of cervical spine
  • Swelling of submandibular area
  • Swelling of tonsil
  • Swollen nasopharynx
  • Vocal cords swelling

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R22.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R22.1 Right Arrow 782.2 Local suprficial swellng
784.2 Swelling in head & neck

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R22 Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
R22.0 Localized swelling, mass and lump, head
R22.2 Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
R22.3 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
R22.30 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified upper limb
R22.31 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right upper limb
R22.32 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left upper limb
R22.33 Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb, bilateral
R22.4 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb
R22.40 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified lower limb
R22.41 Localized swelling, mass and lump, right lower limb
R22.42 Localized swelling, mass and lump, left lower limb
R22.43 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral
R22.9 Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023