L87

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Transepidermal elimination disorders

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.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • granuloma annulare (perforating) (L92.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
L87Transepidermal elimination disordersNot billable
L87.0Keratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetransBillable
L87.1Reactive perforating collagenosisBillable
L87.2Elastosis perforans serpiginosaBillable
L87.8Other transepidermal elimination disordersBillable
L87.9Transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L87:

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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