Diagnosis Code

L92.1 NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L92.1

Short Description: Necrobiosis lipoidica, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Necrobiosis lipoidica, not elsewhere classified

The code L92.1 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)
      • Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92)
        • L92.1 Necrobiosis lipoidica, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Granulomatosis disciformis et progressiva
  • Necrobiosis lipoidica
  • Necrobiosis lipoidica, granulomatous type
  • Necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiotic type

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L92.1 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 L92.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • necrobiosis lipoidica associated with diabetes mellitus (@E08*-@E13* with .620)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L92.1 Right Arrow 709.3 Degenerative skin disord

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
L92 Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L92.0 Granuloma annulare
L92.2 Granuloma faciale [eosinophilic granuloma of skin]
L92.3 Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L92.8 Other granulomatous disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L92.9 Granulomatous disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified


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