L28
Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
L28 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L28.0 Lichen simplex chronicus, L28.1 Prurigo nodularis and L28.2 Other prurigo. Its coding notes include 18 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (18 notes)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.