ICD-10-CM Code L85
Other epidermal thickening
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 L85 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of L85 that describes the diagnosis 'other epidermal thickening' in more detail.
- L85 Other epidermal thickening NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L85.0 Acquired ichthyosis
- BILLABLE L85.1 Acquired keratosis [keratoderma] palmaris et plantaris
- BILLABLE L85.2 Keratosis punctata (palmaris et plantaris)
- BILLABLE L85.3 Xerosis cutis
- BILLABLE L85.8 Other specified epidermal thickening
- BILLABLE L85.9 Epidermal thickening, unspecified
Coding Notes for L85 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." - Hypertrophic disorders of the skin - instead, use code L91.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L85 - Other epidermal thickening'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L85. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.