Diagnosis Code

L99 OTH DISORDERS OF SKIN, SUBCU IN DISEASES CLASSD ELSWHR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L99

Short Description: Oth disorders of skin, subcu in diseases classd elswhr

Long Description: Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

The code L99 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)
      • Oth disorders of skin, subcu in diseases classd elswhr (L99)
        • L99 Oth disorders of skin, subcu in diseases classd elswhr

This code is valid for manifestation diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute Chagas' disease
  • African trypanosomiasis affecting skin
  • Amyloidosis cutis dyschromia
  • Amyloidosis limited to skin
  • Behcet disease of skin
  • Chagas' exanthem
  • Cutaneous complication of rheumatoid disease
  • Cutaneous complication of systemic sclerosis
  • Dermatosis resulting from vascular insufficiency
  • Disorder of skin co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disorder of skin co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Disorder of skin due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Human immunodeficiency virus modified skin disease
  • Metabolic and nutritional disorders affecting skin
  • Non-specific cutaneous reaction in Hodgkin's disease
  • Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis
  • Rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatitis
  • Skin disorder with AIDS
  • Skin involvement in bacterial endocarditis
  • Skin lesion in drug addict
  • Small vessel thrombosis of skin
  • Spinal cord defect affecting skin
  • Systemic disease affecting skin
  • Trypanosomiasis affecting skin
  • Trypanosomiasis affecting skin

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L99 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L99 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • skin disorders in diabetes (@E08*-@E13* with .62-)
    • skin disorders in gonorrhea (@A54.89*)
    • skin disorders in syphilis (@A51.31*, @A52.79*)
  • Code First:
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • amyloidosis (@E85*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L99 Right Arrow 701.8 Skin hypertro/atroph NEC
709.8 Skin disorders NEC

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.

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