Billable Medical Code for Lump or Mass in Breast
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 611.72
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 611.72.
Known As
Breast mass is also known as breast lump, left breast lump, lump breast, mammographic breast mass, mammographic breast mass finding, and right breast lump.
Breast Mass Definition and Symptoms
Breast mass is a growth or lump in the breast. The main concern when it comes to breast mass is breast cancer. Symptoms of breast mass include a distinct lump, nipple changes, breast pain/tenderness, one breast that is noticeably larger than the other, and breast tissue that is different from surrounding tissue.