ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages
L72- Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.8

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.8

Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Billable/Specific Code

L72.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L72.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L72.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 L72.8 may differ.

The following code(s) above L72.8 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to L72.8:

L00-L99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L60-L75
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L60-L75
Disorders of skin appendages
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
Disorders of skin appendages

ICD-10-CM L72.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert L72.8 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L72.8:

Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- follicular (atretic) (hemorrhagic) (ovarian) N83.0-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N83.0-
  Follicular cyst of ovary
  2016 2017 - Converted to Parent Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Cyst of graafian follicle
  Hemorrhagic follicular cyst (of ovary)
  - skin L72.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.9
    Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    - specified NEC L72.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L72.8

L71.1 Rhinophyma

L71.8 Other rosacea

L71.9 Rosacea, unspecified

L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue

L72.0 Epidermal cyst

L72.1 Pilar and trichodermal cyst

L72.11 Pilar cyst

L72.12 Trichodermal cyst

L72.2 Steatocystoma multiplex

L72.3 Sebaceous cyst

L72.8 Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

L72.9 Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

L73 Other follicular disorders

L73.0 Acne keloid

L73.1 Pseudofolliculitis barbae

L73.2 Hidradenitis suppurativa

L73.8 Other specified follicular disorders

L73.9 Follicular disorder, unspecified

L74 Eccrine sweat disorders

L74.0 Miliaria rubra

L74.1 Miliaria crystallina

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.8

Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Disorders of skin appendages

Follicular cyst of ovary

Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified