L57.0
L57.0: Actinic keratosis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L57.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for actinic keratosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L57.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Keratosis NOS
- Senile keratosis
- Solar keratosis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L57.0 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A58774Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Keratoma
- Keratosis
- Hyperkeratosis›senile(with pruritus)
- Keratoma›senile
- Keratosis›actinic
- Keratosis›senile
- Keratosis›solar
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.