L87.9

L87.9: Transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L87.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L87.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on L87: Transepidermal elimination disorders

granuloma annulare (perforating) (L92.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L87.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disorder›elimination, transepidermal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.