ICD-10-CM Code L92
Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
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 L92 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of L92 that describes the diagnosis 'granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue' in more detail.
- L92 Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L92.0 Granuloma annulare
- BILLABLE L92.1 Necrobiosis lipoidica, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE L92.2 Granuloma faciale [eosinophilic granuloma of skin]
- BILLABLE L92.3 Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- BILLABLE L92.8 Other granulomatous disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- BILLABLE L92.9 Granulomatous disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
The ICD code L92 is used to code Granuloma
Granuloma[a] (plural granulomas or granulomata) is an inflammation found in many diseases. It is a collection of immune cells known as histiocytes. Granulomas form when the immune system attempts to wall off substances it perceives as foreign but is unable to eliminate. Such substances include infectious organisms including bacteria and fungi, as well as other materials such as keratin and suture fragments. The adjective granulomatous means characterized by granulomas.
| Specialty: | Pathology |
| MeSH Codes: | D006099, D006099 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 686.1, 709.4 |
Picture of a granuloma (without necrosis) as seen through a microscope on a glass slide. The tissue on the slide is stained with two standard dyes (hematoxylin: blue, eosin: pink) to make it visible. The granuloma in this picture was found in a lymph node of a patient with Mycobacterium avium infection
Coding Notes for L92 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." - Actinic granuloma - instead, use code L57.5
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L92 - Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue'
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