ICD-10-CM Code L82
Seborrheic keratosis
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 L82 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of L82 that describes the diagnosis 'seborrheic keratosis' in more detail.
- L82 Seborrheic keratosis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L82.0 Inflamed seborrheic keratosis
- BILLABLE L82.1 Other seborrheic keratosis
The ICD code L82 is used to code Dermatosis papulosa nigra
Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) is a condition of many small, benign skin lesions on the face, a condition generally presenting on dark-skinned individuals.:638–9 DPN is extremely common, affecting up to 30% of Black people in the US. From a histological perspective, DPN resembles seborrheic keratoses. The condition may be cosmetically undesirable to some patients.
| Specialty: | Dermatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 709.8 |
Coding Notes for L82 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Dermatosis papulosa nigra
- Leser-Trélat disease
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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." - Seborrheic dermatitis - instead, use code L21.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L82 - Seborrheic keratosis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L82. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.