2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L87.2

Elastosis perforans serpiginosa

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • L87.2 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 L87.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L87.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 L87.2 may differ.
The following code(s) above L87.2 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 L87.2:
  • 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
  • L87
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L87

    Transepidermal elimination disorders

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • granuloma annulare (perforating) (L92.0)
    Transepidermal elimination disorders
ICD-10-CM L87.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
  • 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert L87.2 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 L87.2:
  • Elastoma (juvenile) Q82.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q82.8

    Other specified congenital malformations of skin

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Applicable To
    • Abnormal palmar creases
    • Accessory skin tags
    • Benign familial pemphigus [Hailey-Hailey]
    • Congenital poikiloderma
    • Cutis laxa (hyperelastica)
    • Dermatoglyphic anomalies
    • Inherited keratosis palmaris et plantaris
    • Keratosis follicularis [Darier-White]
    Type 1 Excludes
    • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
    • Miescher's L87.2
  • Elastosis
    • perforans serpiginosa L87.2
  • Miescher's elastoma L87.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L87.2
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
L87.8 Other transepidermal elimination disorders
L87.9 Transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecified
L88 Pyoderma gangrenosum
L89 Pressure ulcer
L89.0 Pressure ulcer of elbow
L89.00 Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow
L89.000 …… unstageable
L89.001 …… stage 1
L89.002 …… stage 2
L89.003 …… stage 3

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