Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for compound nevus includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Compound Nevus
Use ICD-10 code D22.x for melanocytic nevi, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Shave excision of skin lesion
Used for procedural coding when a shave excision is performed.
The ICD-10 code for a compound nevus is D22.x, where the fifth digit specifies the anatomic location of the nevus.
Compound nevi are benign with no atypia, coded as D22.x, while dysplastic nevi show atypia and are coded as D48.5.