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L70.0

L70.0: Acne vulgaris

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acne vulgaris. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L70.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L70.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on L70: Acne

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L70.0 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
  • A58801Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
  • A58812Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
  • A59915Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomic Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Blackhead
  • Comedo, comedones(giant)
  • Whitehead
  • Acne›cystic
  • Acne›indurata
  • Acne›nodular
  • Acne›pustular
  • Acne›vulgaris

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L70

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.