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L44

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other papulosquamous disorders

Use a more specific code (7 billable)
L44.0Pityriasis rubra pilarisL44.1Lichen nitidusL44.2Lichen striatusL44.3Lichen ruber moniliformisL44.4Infantile papular acrodermatitis [Gianotti-Crosti]L44.8Other specified papulosquamous disordersL44.9Papulosquamous disorder, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

CH12 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L40-L45Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45)
L44Other papulosquamous disordersNot billable
L44.0Pityriasis rubra pilarisBillable
L44.1Lichen nitidusBillable
L44.2Lichen striatusBillable
L44.3Lichen ruber moniliformisBillable
L44.4Infantile papular acrodermatitis [Gianotti-Crosti]Billable
L44.8Other specified papulosquamous disordersBillable
L44.9Papulosquamous disorder, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L44:

chapterCH12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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