D22.5 is the authoritative medical code for Melanocytic nevi of trunk. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for melanocytic nevi of trunk (ICD-10-CM D22.5), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Melanocytic nevi of trunk is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D22.5. Includes: atypical nevus; blue hairy pigmented nevus; nevus NOS. Inclusion terms: Melanocytic nevi of anal margin; Melanocytic nevi of anal skin; Melanocytic nevi of perianal skin; Melanocytic nevi of skin of breast.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D22.5 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- atypical nevus
- blue hairy pigmented nevus
- nevus NOS
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Melanocytic nevi of anal margin
- Melanocytic nevi of anal skin
- Melanocytic nevi of perianal skin
- Melanocytic nevi of skin of breast
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What conditions are included under D22.5?
Melanocytic nevi of trunk includes: Melanocytic nevi of anal margin; Melanocytic nevi of anal skin; Melanocytic nevi of perianal skin; Melanocytic nevi of skin of breast.
Codes in This Family (13)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D22.5, with their registry titles.
- D22 — Melanocytic nevi
- D22.0 — Melanocytic nevi of lip
- D22.1 — Melanocytic nevi of eyelid, including canthus
- D22.111 — Melanocytic nevi of right upper eyelid, including canthus
- D22.112 — Melanocytic nevi of right lower eyelid, including canthus
- D22.121 — Melanocytic nevi of left upper eyelid, including canthus
- D22.122 — Melanocytic nevi of left lower eyelid, including canthus
- D22.2 — Melanocytic nevi of ear and external auricular canal
- D22.3 — Melanocytic nevi of other and unspecified parts of face
- D22.4 — Melanocytic nevi of scalp and neck
- D22.6 — Melanocytic nevi of upper limb, including shoulder
- D22.7 — Melanocytic nevi of lower limb, including hip
- D22.9 — Melanocytic nevi, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (18)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Becker's, pigmented hairy nevus
- Nevus, skin, abdominal wall
- Nevus, skin, anus, anal
- Nevus, skin, axilla, axillary fold
- Nevus, skin, back
- Nevus, skin, breast
- Nevus, skin, buttock
- Nevus, skin, chest wall
- Nevus, skin, flank
- Nevus, skin, gluteal region
- Nevus, skin, groin
- Nevus, skin, interscapular region
- Nevus, skin, nates
- Nevus, skin, perianal skin
- Nevus, skin, perineum
- Nevus, skin, submammary fold
- Nevus, skin, trunk NEC
- Nevus, skin, umbilicus
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ICD Code D21.5
Benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of pelvis