L90
Atrophic disorders of skin
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
L90 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for atrophic disorders of skin. 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 L90.0 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, L90.1 Anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi, L90.2 Anetoderma of Jadassohn-Pellizzari, L90.3 Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini and 5 more. Its coding notes include 10 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
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.-)
More specific codes under L90 9
- L90.0Lichen sclerosus et atrophicusBillable
- L90.1Anetoderma of Schweninger-BuzziBillable
- L90.2Anetoderma of Jadassohn-PellizzariBillable
- L90.3Atrophoderma of Pasini and PieriniBillable
- L90.4Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicansBillable
- L90.5Scar conditions and fibrosis of skinBillable
- L90.6Striae atrophicaeBillable
- L90.8Other atrophic disorders of skinBillable
- L90.9Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecifiedBillable