L72.3

L72.3: Sebaceous cyst

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L72.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sebaceous cyst. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L72.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

pilar cyst (L72.11)
trichilemmal (proliferating) cyst (L72.12)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L72.3 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

Cock's peculiar tumor
Steatoma
Cyst›sebaceous(duct) (gland)
Tumor›Cock's peculiar
Cyst›scrotum›sebaceous
Cyst›sebaceous›scrotum
Cyst›skin›sebaceous

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.