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.

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L92.3

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

Written on L92: Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue

actinic granuloma (L57.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with L92.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L92.3 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.