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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.11

Pilar cyst

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Billable/Specific Code

L72.11 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 L72.11 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L72.11 - other international versions of ICD-10 L72.11 may differ.

The following code(s) above L72.11 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 L72.11:

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
L60-L75
2020 ICD-10-CM Range L60-L75
Disorders of skin appendages
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
Disorders of skin appendages

Approximate Synonyms

Trichilemmal cyst

ICD-10-CM L72.11 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

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

Convert L72.11 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

Code annotations containing back-references to L72.11:

Type 2 Excludes: L72.3

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L72.3
Sebaceous cyst
Type 2 Excludes
- pilar cyst (L72.11)
- trichilemmal (proliferating) cyst (L72.12)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L72.11:

Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- pilar L72.11

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L72.11

L70.8 Other acne

L70.9 Acne, unspecified

L71 Rosacea

L71.0 Perioral dermatitis

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

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 L72.11

Pilar cyst

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Disorders of skin appendages

Sebaceous cyst