ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L40-L45 Papulosquamous disorders
L44- Other papulosquamous disorders
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L44.1

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L44.1

Lichen nitidus

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Billable/Specific Code

L44.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM L44.1 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L44.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 L44.1 may differ.

The following code(s) above L44.1 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 L44.1:

L00-L99
2020 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

Clinical Information

A chronic inflammatory disease characterized by shiny, flat-topped, usually flesh-colored micropapules no larger than the head of a pin. Lesions are localized in the early stages, found chiefly on the lower abdomen, penis, and inner surface of the thighs. Distribution may become generalized as the disease progresses.

ICD-10-CM L44.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

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

Convert L44.1 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L44.1:

Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Pinkus' L44.1 (lichen nitidus)
Lichen L28.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L28.0
Lichen simplex chronicus
Applicable To
Circumscribed neurodermatitis
Lichen NOS
- nitidus L44.1
Pinkus' disease L44.1 (lichen nitidus)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L44.1

L42 Pityriasis rosea

L43 Lichen planus

L43.0 Hypertrophic lichen planus

L43.1 Bullous lichen planus

L43.2 Lichenoid drug reaction

L43.3 Subacute (active) lichen planus

L43.8 Other lichen planus

L43.9 Lichen planus, unspecified

L44 Other papulosquamous disorders

L44.0 Pityriasis rubra pilaris

L44.1 Lichen nitidus

L44.2 Lichen striatus

L44.3 Lichen ruber moniliformis

L44.4 Infantile papular acrodermatitis [Gianotti-Crosti]

L44.8 Other specified papulosquamous disorders

L44.9 Papulosquamous disorder, unspecified

L45 Papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

L49 Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved

L49.0 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface

L49.1 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface

L49.2 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L44.1

Lichen nitidus

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Lichen simplex chronicus