D23.71 is the authoritative medical code for Other benign neoplasm of skin of right lower limb, including hip. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other benign neoplasm of skin of right lower limb, including hip (ICD-10-CM D23.71), 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
Other benign neoplasm of skin of right lower limb, including hip is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D23.71. Includes: benign neoplasm of hair follicles; benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands; benign neoplasm of sweat glands. Excludes1 (not coded here): benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin D17.0-D17.3. Excludes2 (not included here): melanocytic nevi D22.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D23.71 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- benign neoplasm of hair follicles
- benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
- benign neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin D17.0-D17.3
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with D23.71?
Per Excludes1 instructions, D23.71 must not be reported with: benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3).
Can D23.71 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, D23.71 and the following may both be reported when both are present: melanocytic nevi (D22.-).
Codes in This Family (27)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D23.71, with their registry titles.
- D23 — Other benign neoplasms of skin
- D23.0 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of lip
- D23.1 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus
- D23.10 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
- D23.11 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of right eyelid, including canthus
- D23.111 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of right upper eyelid, including canthus
- D23.112 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of right lower eyelid, including canthus
- D23.12 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left eyelid, including canthus
- D23.121 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid, including canthus
- D23.122 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left lower eyelid, including canthus
- D23.2 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
- D23.20 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
- D23.21 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of right ear and external auricular canal
- D23.22 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left ear and external auricular canal
- D23.3 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face
- D23.30 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified part of face
- D23.39 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of other parts of face
- D23.4 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
- D23.5 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of trunk
- D23.6 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
- D23.60 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- D23.61 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- D23.62 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
- D23.7 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip
- D23.70 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of unspecified lower limb, including hip
- D23.72 — Other benign neoplasm of skin of left lower limb, including hip
- D23.9 — Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified
Neoplasm Table Sites (14)
Anatomical sites from the official ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms that map to this code, with the matching behavior column.
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, nail, toe — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, ankle — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, calf — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, foot — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, heel — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, hip — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, knee — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, leg — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, limb NEC, lower — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, plantar — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, popliteal fossa or space — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, sole (foot) — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, thigh — Benign
- Neoplasm, neoplastic, skin NOS, toe — Benign
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