Is L92.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. L92.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does L92.3 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99).

L92.3

L92.3 — Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L92.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with L92.3

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L92.3. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L92.3 alone.

M60.2Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue

Risk adjustment

L92.3 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.

Medicare coverage

L92.3 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
A57482Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

How L92.3 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 L92.3.

Granuloma›beryllium(skin)
Granuloma›silica(skin)
Foreign body›granuloma›skin
Granuloma›abdomen›from residual foreign body
Granuloma›foreign body NEC›skin
Granuloma›foreign body NEC›subcutaneous tissue
Granuloma›skin›from residual foreign body

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L92. If L92.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L92.3

Is L92.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. L92.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L92.3 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99).