D23.2 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal

Not billable

Is D23.2 billable?

No — D23.2 is a non-billable header code. D23.2 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath D23.2.

Billable codes under this header

D23.2 at a glance

Code	D23.2
Description	Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is D23.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to D23.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Adenoma › ceruminous

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from D23

The conditions below can never be reported together with D23.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from D23

The conditions below are not part of D23.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, D23.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

melanocytic nevi (D22.-)

What codes fall under D23.2? (3)

How long has D23.2 existed?

D23.2 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.