L93.2 — Other local lupus erythematosus
L93.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other local lupus erythematosus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Lupus erythematosus profundus
- Lupus panniculitis
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L93.2
These are not written on L93.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing L93.2 with anything listed here is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with L93.2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L93.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L93.2 alone.
Risk adjustment
L93.2 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
L93.2 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
- A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
How L93.2 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 L93.2.
- Lupus›panniculitis
- Panniculitis›lupus
- Lupus›erythematosus›profundus
- Lupus›erythematosus›specified NEC
Code history
L93.2 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L93. If L93.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L93.2
- Is L93.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L93.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L93.2 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).
- What cannot be coded together with L93.2?
- L93.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above L93.2 (L93) and apply to it just the same.