R22Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use R22 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XVIII
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- Official Vietnamese name
- Sưng cục bộ, khối và/hoặc u ở da và/hoặc mô dưới da
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: subcutaneous nodules (localized)(superficial) Excl.: abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging (R90-R93) enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-) localized adiposity (E65) mass and lump: breast (N63) intra- abdominal or pelvic (R19.0) oedema (R60.-) swelling (of): intra- abdominal or pelvic
Related R22 codes
R22.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, head
R22.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
R22.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, trunk
R22.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
R22.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb
R22.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, multiple sites
R22.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
