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ICD-10-CM Codes
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Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Disorders of skin appendages
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Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.0
Epidermal cyst
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L72.0 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 L72.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L72.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L72.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L72.0 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
L72.0:
- Cyst of skin
- Cyst, milia
- Epidermal inclusion cyst
- Epidermoid cyst
- Milia
- Milial cyst
- Skin epithelial cyst
Clinical Information
- Intradermal or subcutaneous saclike structure, the wall of which is stratified epithelium containing keratohyalin granules.
ICD-10-CM L72.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert L72.0 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
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- dermoid - see Neoplasm, benign, by site
- epidermal, epidermoid (inclusion) (see also Cyst, skin) L72.0
- implantation (dermoid)
- external area or site L72.0 (skin)
- inclusion (epidermal) (epithelial) (epidermoid) (squamous) L72.0
- 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
- epidermal, epidermoid L72.0
- epithelial L72.0
- inclusion L72.0
- epithelial L72.0 (inclusion)
- Implantation
- cyst
- external area or site L72.0 (skin)
- Milium L72.0
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L72.0
L71.0 Perioral dermatitis
L71.9 Rosacea, unspecified
L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L72.0
Epidermal cyst
L72.1 Pilar and trichodermal cyst
L72.2 Steatocystoma multiplex
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
L73.1 Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
