L21.0
L21.0 — Seborrhea capitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L21.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for seborrhea capitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Cradle cap
Risk adjustment
L21.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How L21.0 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L21.0.
- Cradle cap
- Crusta lactea
- Dandruff
- Furfur
- Pityriasis(capitis)
- Milk›crust
- Pityriasis›furfuracea
- Seborrhea, seborrheic›capitis
- Seborrhea, seborrheic›sicca
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L21. If L21.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L21.0
- Is L21.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L21.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L21.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30).