2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L85.0

Acquired ichthyosis

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • L85.0 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 L85.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L85.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L85.0 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as L85.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • congenital ichthyosis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q80
    • Q80 Congenital ichthyosis
      • Q80.0 Ichthyosis vulgaris
      • Q80.1 X-linked ichthyosis
      • Q80.2 Lamellar ichthyosis
      • Q80.3 Congenital bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma...
      • Q80.4 Harlequin fetus
      • Q80.8 Other congenital ichthyosis
      • Q80.9 Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified
    Q80.-
    )
The following code(s) above L85.0 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 L85.0:
  • 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
  • L85
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L85

    Other epidermal thickening

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • hypertrophic disorders of the skin (L91.-)
    Other epidermal thickening
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ichthyosis, acquired
ICD-10-CM L85.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
  • 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert L85.0 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 L85.0:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • alligator-skin Q80.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q80.9

      Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
      • acquired L85.0
    • fish-skin Q80.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q80.9

      Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
      • acquired L85.0
  • Ichthyosis (congenital) Q80.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q80.9

    Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    • acquired L85.0
  • Xeroderma - see also Ichthyosis

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L85.0
L81.6 Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
L81.7 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation
L81.9 Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified
L82 Seborrheic keratosis
L82.0 Inflamed seborrheic keratosis
L82.1 Other seborrheic keratosis
L83 Acanthosis nigricans
L84 Corns and callosities
L85 Other epidermal thickening
L85.0 Acquired ichthyosis
L85.1 Acquired keratosis [keratoderma] palmaris et plantaris
L85.2 Keratosis punctata (palmaris et plantaris)
L85.3 Xerosis cutis
L85.8 Other specified epidermal thickening
L85.9 Epidermal thickening, unspecified
L86 Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere
L87 Transepidermal elimination disorders
L87.0 Keratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetrans
L87.1 Reactive perforating collagenosis
L87.2 Elastosis perforans serpiginosa

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