Diagnosis Code

L90.9 ATROPHIC DISORDER OF SKIN, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L90.9

Short Description: Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified

Long Description: Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified

The code L90.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
      • Atrophic disorders of skin (L90)
        • L90.9 Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Atrophic condition of skin
  • Atrophic spots of skin
  • Atrophy of skin due to drug
  • Cutaneous atrophy due to rheumatoid arthritis
  • Cutaneous complication of rheumatoid disease
  • Dermatosis resulting from cytotoxic therapy
  • Drug-induced pseudoscleroderma
  • Local panatrophy
  • Nevus atrophicus
  • Pseudoscleroderma due to cytotoxic therapy
  • Scleroderma-like secondary cutaneous sclerosis
  • Scleroderma-like secondary cutaneous sclerosis
  • Sclerosis of the skin

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L90.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L90.9 Right Arrow 701.9 Skin hypertro/atroph NOS

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
L90 Atrophic disorders of skin
L90.0 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
L90.1 Anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi
L90.2 Anetoderma of Jadassohn-Pellizzari
L90.3 Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
L90.4 Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
L90.5 Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
L90.6 Striae atrophicae
L90.8 Other atrophic disorders of skin


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