L45 — Papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
L45 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease.
Risk adjustment
L45 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.
Medicare coverage
L45 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
How L45 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 L45.
- Disorder›papulosquamous›in diseases classified elsewhere
Questions about L45
- Is L45 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L45 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L45 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45).