L98
Header — not billableOther disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified is L98.
L98 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 11 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under L98
- L98.0Pyogenic granuloma
- L98.1Factitial dermatitis
- L98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
- L98.3Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
- L98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- L98.5Mucinosis of the skin
- L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.7Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
- L98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- L80Vitiligo
- L81Other disorders of pigmentationnon-billable header
- L82Seborrheic keratosisnon-billable header
- L83Acanthosis nigricans
- L84Corns and callosities
- L85Other epidermal thickeningnon-billable header
- L86Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere
- L87Transepidermal elimination disordersnon-billable header
- L88Pyoderma gangrenosum
- L89Pressure ulcernon-billable header
- L90Atrophic disorders of skinnon-billable header
- L91Hypertrophic disorders of skinnon-billable header
- L92Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissuenon-billable header
- L93Lupus erythematosusnon-billable header
- L94Other localized connective tissue disordersnon-billable header
- L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- L97Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- L99Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
- L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header