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L44.8

L44.8: Other specified papulosquamous disorders

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L44.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified papulosquamous disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L44.8 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
  • A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Pityriasis›rotunda
  • Tinea›amiantacea
  • Disorder›papulosquamous›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L44

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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