L98.7
Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
L98.7 (also written L987) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 145 codes in category L98 (Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 6 entries. Its coding notes include 13 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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.-)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Loose or sagging skin following bariatric surgery weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin following dietary weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin, NOS
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 6 entries
- Excess, excessive, excessively, skin
- Excess, excessive, excessively, skin, and subcutaneous tissue
- Loose, skin and subcutaneous tissue (following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss)
- Redundant, redundancy, skin
- Redundant, redundancy, skin, and subcutaneous tissue
- Sagging, skin and subcutaneous tissue (following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss)