L43.8

L43.8: Other lichen planus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L43.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other lichen planus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L43.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L43.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on L43: Lichen planus

lichen planopilaris (L66.1-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

L43.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52998Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A57666Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A59028Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails
A60545Billing and Coding: Surgical Treatment of Nails

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lichen›planus›annularis
Lichen›planus›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.