Diagnosis Code

L40.9 PSORIASIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L40.9

Short Description: Psoriasis, unspecified

Long Description: Psoriasis, unspecified

The code L40.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45)
      • Psoriasis (L40)
        • L40.9 Psoriasis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Disorder of skin due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Drug-exacerbated psoriasis
  • Early onset psoriasis type 1
  • Familial psoriasis
  • Familial psoriasis
  • Generalized psoriasis
  • Hypertrophy of nail
  • Juvenile psoriatic arthritis
  • Juvenile psoriatic arthritis with psoriasis
  • Late onset psoriasis type 2
  • Non-pustular psoriasis of hands
  • Non-pustular psoriasis of hands and feet
  • Onset of psoriasis in adolescence
  • Onset of psoriasis in childhood
  • Onset of psoriasis in early adulthood
  • Onset of psoriasis in infancy
  • Psoriasiform drug eruption
  • Psoriasis
  • Psoriasis exacerbated by human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Psoriasis of anogenital region
  • Psoriasis of anogenital region
  • Psoriasis of face
  • Psoriasis of nail
  • Psoriasis of penis
  • Psoriasis of scalp
  • Psoriasis of scalp margin
  • Psoriasis of vulva
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Psoriatic nail hypertrophy
  • Unstable psoriasis
  • X-linked intellectual disability with seizure and psoriasis syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L40.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Skin Disorders With Mcc (595)
  • Major Skin Disorders Without Mcc (596)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L40.9 Right Arrow 696.1 Other psoriasis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L40 Psoriasis
L40.0 Psoriasis vulgaris
L40.1 Generalized pustular psoriasis
L40.2 Acrodermatitis continua
L40.3 Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
L40.4 Guttate psoriasis
L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
L40.50 Arthropathic psoriasis, unspecified
L40.51 Distal interphalangeal psoriatic arthropathy
L40.52 Psoriatic arthritis mutilans
L40.53 Psoriatic spondylitis
L40.54 Psoriatic juvenile arthropathy
L40.59 Other psoriatic arthropathy
L40.8 Other psoriasis


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023