ICD-10 Code for Swelling
The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for swelling (of) is R60.9 – Edema, unspecified. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (15 codes, 14 billable).
- Main code
R60.9– Edema, unspecified- Billable
- Yes
Index entries for Swelling
- abdomen, abdominal (not referable to any particular organ) – see Mass, abdominal
- ankle – see Effusion, joint, ankle
- arm –
M79.89- forearm –
M79.89
- forearm –
- breast –
N63.0– see also Lump, breast - Calabar –
B74.3 - cervical gland –
R59.0 - chest, localized –
R22.2 - ear –
H93.8-(header) - extremity (lower) (upper) – see Disorder, soft tissue, specified type NEC
- finger –
M79.89 - foot –
M79.89 - glands –
R59.9 - hand –
M79.89 - head (localized) –
R22.0 - inflammatory – see Inflammation
- intra-abdominal – see Mass, abdominal
- joint – see Effusion, joint
- leg –
M79.89- lower –
M79.89
- lower –
- limb – see Disorder, soft tissue, specified type NEC
- localized (skin) –
R22.9- chest –
R22.2 - head –
R22.0 - limb
- lower – see Mass, localized, limb, lower
- upper – see Mass, localized, limb, upper
- neck –
R22.1 - trunk –
R22.2
- chest –
- neck (localized) –
R22.1 - pelvic – see Mass, abdominal
- scrotum –
N50.89 - splenic – see Splenomegaly
- testis –
N50.89 - toe –
M79.89 - umbilical –
R19.09 - wandering, due to Gnathostoma (spinigerum) –
B83.1 - white – see Tuberculosis, arthritis
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.