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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L70.0
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L70.0
Acne vulgaris
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L70.0 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 L70.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L70.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L70.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L70.0 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
L70.0:
- L00-L99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 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.-)
- L60-L75
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L60-L75
Disorders of skin appendagesType 1 Excludes- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
- L70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L70
Acne
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Acne, cystic
- Comedonal acne
- Comedone
- Comedone (blackhead)
- Cystic acne
Clinical Information
- A chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous apparatus associated with an increase in sebum secretion. It is characterized by open comedones (blackheads), closed comedones (whiteheads), and pustular nodules. The cause is unknown, but heredity and age are predisposing factors.
ICD-10-CM L70.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert L70.0 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
- Acne L70.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L70.9
Acne, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- cystic L70.0
- indurata L70.0
- nodular L70.0
- pustular L70.0
- vulgaris L70.0
- Blackhead L70.0
- Comedo, comedones L70.0 (giant)
- Whitehead L70.0
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L70.0
L67.8 Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
L67.9 Hair color and hair shaft abnormality, unspecified
L68.1 Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa
L68.2 Localized hypertrichosis
L68.8 Other hypertrichosis
L68.9 Hypertrichosis, unspecified
L70.0
Acne vulgaris
L71.0 Perioral dermatitis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
