697.9 LICHEN NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 697.9

Short Description: Lichen NOS

Long Description: Lichen, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
      • 697 Lichen
        • 697.9 Lichen NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 697.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Lichen 697.9
    • albus 701.0
    • annularis 695.89
    • atrophicus 701.0
    • corneus obtusus 698.3
    • myxedematous 701.8
    • nitidus 697.1
    • pilaris 757.39
      • acquired 701.1
    • planopilaris 697.0
    • planus (acute) (chronicus) (hypertrophic) (verrucous) 697.0
      • morphoeicus 701.0
      • sclerosus (et atrophicus) 701.0
    • ruber 696.4
      • acuminatus 696.4
      • moniliformis 697.8
      • obtusus corneus 698.3
      • of Wilson 697.0
      • planus 697.0
    • sclerosus (et atrophicus) 701.0
    • scrofulosus (primary) (see also Tuberculosis) 017.0
    • simplex (Vidal's) 698.3
      • chronicus 698.3
      • circumscriptus 698.3
    • spinulosus 757.39
      • mycotic 117.9
    • striata 697.8
    • urticatus 698.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 697.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
697.9 Right Arrow L44.9 Papulosquamous disorder, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
697.0 Lichen planus
697.1 Lichen nitidus
697.8 Other lichen, not elsewhere classified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014