ICD-10-CM Code L05.0
Pilonidal cyst and sinus with abscess
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L05.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of L05.0 that describes the diagnosis 'pilonidal cyst and sinus with abscess' in more detail.
- L05.0 Pilonidal cyst and sinus with abscess NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L05.01 Pilonidal cyst with abscess
- BILLABLE L05.02 Pilonidal sinus with abscess
The ICD code L05 is used to code Pilonidal cyst
A pilonidal cyst, also referred to as a pilonidal abscess, pilonidal sinus or sacrococcygeal fistula, is a cyst or abscess near or on the natal cleft of the buttocks that often contains hair and skin debris.
| Specialty: | General Surgery |
| MeSH Code: | D010864 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 685 |
Two pilonidal cysts that have formed in the gluteal cleft of an adult man.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L05.0 - Pilonidal cyst and sinus with abscess'
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Parent Code: L05 - Pilonidal cyst and sinus