L93.2

L93.2: Other local lupus erythematosus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L93.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other local lupus erythematosus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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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

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on L93: Lupus erythematosus

lupus exedens (A18.4)
lupus vulgaris (A18.4)
scleroderma (M34.-)
systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with L93.2

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

L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified
M35.6Relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian]
M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
M79.3Panniculitis, unspecified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L93.2 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 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)
A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)