D23
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther benign neoplasms of skin
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other benign neoplasms of skin
D23 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- benign neoplasm of hair follicles
- benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
- benign neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
More specific codes under D23
- D23.0Other benign neoplasm of skin of lip
- D23.1Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthuscategory
- D23.2Oth benign neoplasm skin/ ear and external auricular canalcategory
- D23.3Oth benign neoplasm of skin of other and unsp parts of facecategory
- D23.4Other benign neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
- D23.5Other benign neoplasm of skin of trunk
- D23.6Oth benign neoplasm skin/ upper limb, including shouldercategory
- D23.7Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipcategory
- D23.9Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.