L45
L45: Papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L45 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L45 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
- Disorder›papulosquamous›in diseases classified elsewhere
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.