Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 216
Benign neoplasm of skin
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 10 ICD-9-CM codes below 216 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Abnormal growth of the cells that comprise the tissues of the skin, without any evidence of malignancy
216 Includes
  • blue nevus
  • dermatofibroma
  • hydrocystoma
  • pigmented nevus
  • syringoadenoma
  • syringoma
216 Excludes
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