Is L74.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. L74.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does L74.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).

L74.2

L74.2 — Miliaria profunda

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L74.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for miliaria profunda. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Miliaria tropicalis

Risk adjustment

L74.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How L74.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L74.2.

Miliaria›profunda
Miliaria›tropicalis

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L74. If L74.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L74.2

Is L74.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. L74.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L74.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).