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
  • L25.8

    Unspecified contact dermatitis due to other agents

  • L25.9

    Unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause

  • L26

    Exfoliative dermatitis

  • L27

    Dermatitis due to substances taken internally

  • L27.0

    Generalized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally

  • L27.1

    Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally

  • L27.2

    Dermatitis due to ingested food

  • L27.8

    Dermatitis due to other substances taken internally

  • L27.9

    Dermatitis due to unspecified substance taken internally

  • L28

    Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo

  • L28.0

    Lichen simplex chronicus

  • L28.1

    Prurigo nodularis

  • L28.2

    Other prurigo

  • L29

    Pruritus

  • L29.0

    Pruritus ani

  • L29.1

    Pruritus scroti

  • L29.2

    Pruritus vulvae

  • L29.3

    Anogenital pruritus, unspecified

  • L29.8

    Other pruritus

  • L29.81

    Cholestatic pruritus

  • L29.89

    Other pruritus

  • L29.9

    Pruritus, unspecified

  • L30

    Other and unspecified dermatitis

  • 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

    Psoriasis

  • L40.0

    Psoriasis vulgaris

  • L40.1

    Generalized pustular psoriasis

  • L40.2

    Acrodermatitis continua

  • L40.3

    Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris

  • L40.4

    Guttate psoriasis

  • L40.5

    Arthropathic 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

    Parapsoriasis

  • L41.0

    Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

  • L41.1

    Pityriasis lichenoides chronica

  • L41.3

    Small plaque parapsoriasis

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