Vitiligo
In Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99), chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
- L80 is billable and valid on claims for FY 2027. If the record has more detail, check the other codes under L80-L99 below.
- As a secondary diagnosis it is not a CC or MCC, so it doesn't raise the MS-DRG payment.
- Doesn't count toward a Medicare Advantage risk score (no HCC in V28).
- AHRQ's Chronic Condition Indicator classes it as not chronic (an acute or short-term condition).
Also indexed as: Achroma; Vitiligo
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Instructional notes
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers assigning pressure ulcer codes by site and stage, including unstageable, healing, healed, and progressing ulcers, and coding healing or progressing non-pressure chronic ulcers.
- Pressure ulcer stage codes (page 58)
- Non-Pressure Chronic Ulcers (page 60)
Other codes under L80-L99
Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
- L80Vitiligo(this code)
- L81Other disorders of pigmentation
- L82Seborrheic keratosis
- L83Acanthosis nigricans
- L84Corns and callosities
- L85Other epidermal thickening
- L86Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere
- L87Transepidermal elimination disorders
- L88Pyoderma gangrenosum
- L89Pressure ulcer
- L90Atrophic disorders of skin
- L91Hypertrophic disorders of skin
- L92Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L93Lupus erythematosus
- L94Other localized connective tissue disorders
- L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified
- L97Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
- L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
- L99Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
L80 MS-DRGs
As the principal diagnosis, L80 groups to MS-DRG 606, 607, or 795 (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.
Related conditions
Grouped by AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), which sorts every diagnosis code into clinically meaningful categories.
L80 is in Other specified and unspecified skin disorders (SKN007, its default category), with 157 codes. Others in it:
About the condition
Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.
Vitiligo
Vitiligo causes white patches on your skin. It can also affect your eyes, mouth, and nose. It occurs when the cells that give your skin its color are destroyed. No one knows what destroys them. It is more common in people with autoimmune diseases, and it might run in families. It usually starts before age 40.
Read more about vitiligo on MedlinePlusCode history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Legacy crosswalk from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings (last updated 2018).
- 709.01 Vitiligo