L93.0
L93.0: Discoid lupus erythematosus
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L93.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for discoid lupus erythematosus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L93.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Lupus erythematosus NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with L93.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- M32Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L93.0 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
- A56825Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
- A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Biett's disease
- Lupus›discoid(local)
- Lupus›erythematosus(discoid) (local)
- Lupus›nontuberculous, not disseminated
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.