L98.7

L98.7: Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L98.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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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.

acquired excess or redundant skin of eyelid (H02.3-)
congenital excess or redundant skin of eyelid (Q10.3)
skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation (L57.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Loose or sagging skin following bariatric surgery weight loss
Loose or sagging skin following dietary weight loss
Loose or sagging skin, NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

L98.7 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A57954Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A58774Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Excess, excessive, excessively›skin
Loose›skin and subcutaneous tissue(following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss)
Redundant, redundancy›skin
Sagging›skin and subcutaneous tissue(following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss)
Excess, excessive, excessively›skin›and subcutaneous tissue
Redundant, redundancy›skin›and subcutaneous tissue

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.