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L99 - Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-CM Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue · L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99) · Top-level category · FY2027
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom L99
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- skin disorders in diabetes (E08-E13 with .62-)
- skin disorders in gonorrhea (A54.89)
- skin disorders in syphilis (A51.31, A52.79)
Code FirstFrom L99
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- underlying disease, such as:
- amyloidosis (E85.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter L00-L99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- 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.-)
Inpatient DRG Payments
DRG 6074,470 discharges
Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$7,249
Total Payment$9,514
Patient Responsibility$2,265
Hospital Charge$41,278
DRG 6061,716 discharges
Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$13,217
Total Payment$16,690
Patient Responsibility$3,473
Hospital Charge$71,280
Chapter Information
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as L99
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeL00
- ImpetigoL01
- Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncleL02
- Cellulitis and acute lymphangitisL03
- Acute lymphadenitisL04
- Pilonidal cyst and sinusL05
- Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissueL08
- PemphigusL10
- Other acantholytic disordersL11
- PemphigoidL12
- Other bullous disordersL13
- Bullous disorders in diseases classified elsewhereL14
- Atopic dermatitisL20
- Seborrheic dermatitisL21
- Diaper dermatitisL22
- Allergic contact dermatitisL23
- Irritant contact dermatitisL24
- Unspecified contact dermatitisL25
- Exfoliative dermatitisL26
- Dermatitis due to substances taken internallyL27
- Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigoL28
- PruritusL29
- Other and unspecified dermatitisL30
- PsoriasisL40
- ParapsoriasisL41
- Pityriasis roseaL42
- Lichen planusL43
- Other papulosquamous disordersL44
- Papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhereL45
- Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involvedL49
- UrticariaL50
- Erythema multiformeL51
- Erythema nodosumL52
- Other erythematous conditionsL53
- Erythema in diseases classified elsewhereL54
- SunburnL55
- Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationL56
- Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationL57
- RadiodermatitisL58
- Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationL59
33 more in this chapter.