FY2020
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
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CDC/NCHS · FY2020melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
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Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2020
Effective from
Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
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CDC/NCHS · FY2020| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| D23.0 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of lip | Billable / specific |
| D23.1 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus | Category · further specificity required |
| D23.3 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face | Category · further specificity required |
| D23.4 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck | Billable / specific |
| D23.5 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of trunk | Billable / specific |
| D23.6 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder | Category · further specificity required |
| D23.7 | Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip | Category · further specificity required |
| D23.9 | Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · benign neoplasm of auricular canal (external) (D22.2-, D23.2-)
Excludes 1 · benign neoplasm of ear (external)(skin) (D22.2-, D23.2-)