L91

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Hypertrophic disorders of skin

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Coding Guidance

L91 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: L00-L99 (Chapter 12)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L00-L99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
viral warts (B07.-)

More Specific Codes (3)

L91.0Hypertrophic scarBillable→L91.8Other hypertrophic disorders of the skinBillable→L91.9Hypertrophic disorder of the skin, unspecifiedBillable→

Chapter Information

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Range: L00-L99

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for L91

Hypertrophic scar

L91.0›

Other hypertrophic disorders of the skin

L91.8›

Hypertrophic disorder of the skin, unspecified

L91.9›

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