L56.5
L56.5: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L56.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (dsap). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L56.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L56.5 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
- A57482Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- DSAP
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.