ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99
L20-L30
L20-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L20.0

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L20.0

Besnier's prurigo

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

L20.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L20.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L20.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L20.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above L20.0 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 L20.0:

L00-L99
2023 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
L20-L30
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L20-L30
Dermatitis and eczema
Note
- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Type 2 Excludes
- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71)
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
Dermatitis and eczema

Approximate Synonyms

Besnier prurigo

ICD-10-CM L20.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

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

Convert L20.0 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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L20.0:

Besnier's
- prurigo L20.0
Prurigo (ferox) (gravis) (Hebrae) (Hebra's) (mitis) (simplex) L28.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L28.2
Other prurigo
Applicable To
Prurigo NOS
Prurigo Hebra
Prurigo mitis
Urticaria papulosa
- Besnier's L20.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L20.0

L12.35 Other acquired epidermolysis bullosa

L12.8 Other pemphigoid

L12.9 Pemphigoid, unspecified

L13 Other bullous disorders

L13.0 Dermatitis herpetiformis

L13.1 Subcorneal pustular dermatitis

L13.8 Other specified bullous disorders

L13.9 Bullous disorder, unspecified

L14 Bullous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

L20 Atopic dermatitis

L20.0 Besnier's prurigo

L20.8 Other atopic dermatitis

L20.81 Atopic neurodermatitis

L20.82 Flexural eczema

L20.83 Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema

L20.84 Intrinsic (allergic) eczema

L20.89 Other atopic dermatitis

L20.9 Atopic dermatitis, unspecified

L21 Seborrheic dermatitis

L21.0 Seborrhea capitis

L21.1 Seborrheic infantile dermatitis

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L20.0

Besnier's prurigo

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Dermatitis and eczema

Other prurigo