L92.9

L92.9: Granulomatous disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L92.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for granulomatous disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L92.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

umbilical granuloma (P83.81)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L92.9

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L92.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Granulation tissue(abnormal) (excessive)
Granuloma
Granulomatosis
Granulomatous tissue(abnormal) (excessive)
Granuloma›skin
Disorder›skin›granulomatous

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.