L72.0
L72.0: Epidermal cyst
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L72.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for epidermal cyst. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L72.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L72.0 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Milium
- Cyst›epidermal, epidermoid(inclusion) (see also Cyst, skin)
- Cyst›epithelial(inclusion)
- Cyst›inclusion(epidermal) (epithelial) (epidermoid) (squamous)
- Cyst›implantation›external area or site NEC(skin)
- Cyst›skin›epidermal, epidermoid
- Cyst›skin›epithelial
- Cyst›skin›inclusion
- Implantation›cyst›external area or site NEC(skin)
- Cyst›dermoid›implantation›external area or site NEC(skin)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.