ICD-10-CM Code L70
Acne
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 L70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of L70 that describes the diagnosis 'acne' in more detail.
- L70 Acne NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L70.0 Acne vulgaris
- BILLABLE L70.1 Acne conglobata
- BILLABLE L70.2 Acne varioliformis
- BILLABLE L70.3 Acne tropica
- BILLABLE L70.4 Infantile acne
- BILLABLE L70.5 Acne excoriee des jeunes filles
- BILLABLE L70.8 Other acne
- BILLABLE L70.9 Acne, unspecified
Coding Notes for L70 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Acne keloid - instead, use code L73.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L70 - Acne'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L70. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.