2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 216.2
Benign neoplasm of ear and external auditory canal
- Short description: Benign neo skin ear.
- ICD-9-CM 216.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 216.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 216.2.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 216.2: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
216.2 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D23.20 Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
Approximate Synonyms
- Benign neoplasm of skin of ear
- Benign neoplasm of skin of left ear
- Benign neoplasm of skin of right ear
- Benign neoplasm, skin of ear
- Benign neoplasm, skin of left ear
- Benign neoplasm, skin of right ear
- Melanocytic nevus of ear
- Melanocytic nevus of left ear
- Melanocytic nevus of right ear
- Melanocytic nevus, ear
- Melanocytic nevus, L ear
- Melanocytic nevus, left ear
- Melanocytic nevus, R ear
- Melanocytic nevus, right ear
216.2 Excludes
Applies To
- Auricle (ear)
- Auricular canal, external
- External meatus
- Pinna
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
216.2:
- Adenoma (sessile) (M8140/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
- ceruminous (M8420/0) 216.2