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
  • L30.0

    Nummular dermatitis

  • L30.1

    Dyshidrosis [pompholyx]

  • L30.2

    Cutaneous autosensitization

  • L30.3

    Infective dermatitis

  • L30.4

    Erythema intertrigo

  • L30.5

    Pityriasis alba

  • L30.8

    Other specified dermatitis

  • L30.9

    Dermatitis, unspecified

  • L40.0

    Psoriasis vulgaris

  • L40.1

    Generalized pustular psoriasis

  • L40.2

    Acrodermatitis continua

  • L40.3

    Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris

  • L40.4

    Guttate psoriasis

  • L40.50

    Arthropathic psoriasis, unspecified

  • L40.51

    Distal interphalangeal psoriatic arthropathy

  • L40.52

    Psoriatic arthritis mutilans

  • L40.53

    Psoriatic spondylitis

  • L40.54

    Psoriatic juvenile arthropathy

  • L40.59

    Other psoriatic arthropathy

  • L40.8

    Other psoriasis

  • L40.9

    Psoriasis, unspecified

  • L41.0

    Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

  • L41.1

    Pityriasis lichenoides chronica

  • L41.3

    Small plaque parapsoriasis

  • L41.4

    Large plaque parapsoriasis

  • L41.5

    Retiform parapsoriasis

  • L41.8

    Other parapsoriasis

  • L41.9

    Parapsoriasis, unspecified

  • L42

    Pityriasis rosea

  • L43.0

    Hypertrophic lichen planus

  • L43.1

    Bullous lichen planus

  • L43.2

    Lichenoid drug reaction

  • L43.3

    Subacute (active) lichen planus

  • L43.8

    Other lichen planus

  • L43.9

    Lichen planus, unspecified

  • L44.0

    Pityriasis rubra pilaris

  • L44.1

    Lichen nitidus

  • L44.2

    Lichen striatus

  • L44.3

    Lichen ruber moniliformis

  • L44.4

    Infantile papular acrodermatitis [Gianotti-Crosti]

  • L44.8

    Other specified papulosquamous disorders

  • L44.9

    Papulosquamous disorder, unspecified

  • L45

    Papulosquamous disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • L49.0

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface

  • L49.1

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface

  • L49.2

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface

  • L49.3

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface

  • L49.4

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface

  • L49.5

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface

  • L49.6

    Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface

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