DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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L72 is not billable. The category heads 7 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75)
  3. L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Billable codes
7
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
26

Codes in L72

  1. L72.0
    Epidermal cyst
    Billable
  2. L72.1
    Pilar and trichodermal cyst
    Header
  3. L72.11
    Pilar cyst
    Billable
  4. L72.12
    Trichodermal cyst
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Trichilemmal (proliferating) cyst
  5. L72.2
    Steatocystoma multiplex
    Billable
  6. L72.3
    Sebaceous cyst
    Billable
    Excludes2 2

    Excludes2

    • pilar cyst (L72.11) L72.11
    • trichilemmal (proliferating) cyst (L72.12) L72.12
  7. L72.8
    Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    Billable
  8. L72.9
    Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block L60-L75 instructions (Excludes1 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 12 instructions (Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 12 page.

Index entries

  • Milium → L72.0
  • Steatocystoma multiplex → L72.2
  • Cock's peculiar tumor → L72.3
  • Steatoma → L72.3
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)epidermal, epidermoid (inclusion) (see also Cyst, skin) → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)epithelial (inclusion) → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)inclusion (epidermal) (epithelial) (epidermoid) (squamous) → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)pilar → L72.11
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)trichilemmal (proliferating) → L72.12
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)trichodermal → L72.12
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)sebaceous (duct) (gland) → L72.3
  • TumorCock's peculiar → L72.3
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)scrotum → L72.9
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skin → L72.9
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)implantation (dermoid)external area or site (skin) NEC → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skinepidermal, epidermoid → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skinepithelial → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skininclusion → L72.0
  • Implantationcystexternal area or site (skin) NEC → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)scrotumsebaceous → L72.3
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)sebaceous (duct) (gland)scrotum → L72.3
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skinsebaceous → L72.3
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)follicular (atretic) (hemorrhagic) (ovarian)skin → L72.9
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)skinscrotum → L72.9
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)dermoidimplantationexternal area or site (skin) NEC → L72.0
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)follicular (atretic) (hemorrhagic) (ovarian)skinspecified NEC → L72.8

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