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L83

Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Description

Acanthosis nigricans

About ICD-10-CM code L83

The ICD-10-CM tabular list places Acanthosis nigricans at code L83, inside L00-L99 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, within Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99). You can submit this code on claims since it carries full billing specificity.

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •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.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
L83Acanthosis nigricansBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L83:

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

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 606
Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
DRG 607
Minor Skin Disorders without MCC

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