L85.8

L85.8: Other specified epidermal thickening

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L85.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified epidermal thickening. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Cutaneous horn

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L85.8

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

Written on L85: Other epidermal thickening

hypertrophic disorders of the skin (L91.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L85.8 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56439Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty
A56503Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Surgery, and Brow Lift
A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cornu cutaneum
Dyskeratosis
Keratoacanthoma
Horn›cutaneous
Keratosis›arsenical
Keratosis›pilaris, acquired
Lichen›pilaris›acquired
Thickening›epidermal›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.