Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of limb
Non-billable header
D17.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from D17)
- Note: Functional activity
- Note: All neoplasms are classified in this chapter, whether they are functionally active or not. An additional code from Chapter 4 may be used, to identify functional activity associated with any neoplasm.
- Note: Morphology [Histology]
- Note: Chapter 2 classifies neoplasms primarily by site (topography), with broad groupings for behavior, malignant, in situ, benign, etc. The Table of Neoplasms should be used to identify the correct topography code. In a few cases, such as for malignant melanoma and certain neuroendocrine tumors, the morphology (histologic type) is included in the category and codes.
- Note: Primary malignant neoplasms overlapping site boundaries
- Note: A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere. For multiple neoplasms of the same site that are not contiguous, such as tumors in different quadrants of the same breast, codes for each site should be assigned.
- Note: Malignant neoplasm of ectopic tissue
- Note: Malignant neoplasms of ectopic tissue are to be coded to the site mentioned, e.g., ectopic pancreatic malignant neoplasms are coded to pancreas, unspecified (C25.9).
Also known as
- Lipoma, site classification, arms
- Lipoma, site classification, legs
Parent code
- D17Benign lipomatous neoplasmHeader
More specific codes D17.2
- D17.20Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of unspecified limbBillable
- D17.21Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right armBillable
- D17.22Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left armBillable
- D17.23Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of right legBillable
- D17.24Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of left legBillable
Related codes
- D17.0Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of head, face and neckBillable
- D17.1Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunkBillable
- D17.3Benign lipomatous neoplasm of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other and unspecified sitesHeader
- D17.4Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intrathoracic organsBillable
- D17.5Benign lipomatous neoplasm of intra-abdominal organsBillable
- D17.6Benign lipomatous neoplasm of spermatic cordBillable
- D17.7Benign lipomatous neoplasm of other sitesHeader
- D17.9Benign lipomatous neoplasm, unspecifiedBillable