Chapter 12

L00–L99: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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.-)
Internal Codes
  • L81.0

    Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation

  • L81.1

    Chloasma

  • L81.2

    Freckles

  • L81.3

    Café au lait spots

  • L81.4

    Other melanin hyperpigmentation

  • L81.5

    Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified

  • L81.6

    Other disorders of diminished melanin formation

  • L81.7

    Pigmented purpuric dermatosis

  • L81.8

    Other specified disorders of pigmentation

  • L81.9

    Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

  • L82.0

    Inflamed seborrheic keratosis

  • L82.1

    Other seborrheic keratosis

  • L83

    Acanthosis nigricans

  • L84

    Corns and callosities

  • L85.0

    Acquired ichthyosis

  • L85.1

    Acquired keratosis [keratoderma] palmaris et plantaris

  • L85.2

    Keratosis punctata (palmaris et plantaris)

  • L85.3

    Xerosis cutis

  • L85.8

    Other specified epidermal thickening

  • L85.9

    Epidermal thickening, unspecified

  • L86

    Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere

  • L87.0

    Keratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetrans

  • L87.1

    Reactive perforating collagenosis

  • L87.2

    Elastosis perforans serpiginosa

  • L87.8

    Other transepidermal elimination disorders

  • L87.9

    Transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecified

  • L88

    Pyoderma gangrenosum

  • L89.000

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unstageable

  • L89.001

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1

  • L89.002

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2

  • L89.003

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3

  • L89.004

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4

  • L89.006

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow

  • L89.009

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.010

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageable

  • L89.011

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1

  • L89.012

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2

  • L89.013

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3

  • L89.014

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4

  • L89.016

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right elbow

  • L89.019

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.020

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unstageable

  • L89.021

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1

  • L89.022

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2

  • L89.023

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3

  • L89.024

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4

  • L89.026

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbow

  • L89.029

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.100

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unstageable

  • L89.101

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1

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