DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

L90 Atrophic disorders of skin

  • Header · not billable

L90 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027: the 9 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Glossy skin → L90.8
  • Scar, scarring → L90.5
  • Anetoderma (maculosum) (of) → L90.8

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
  3. L90 Atrophic disorders of skin
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
48

Codes in L90

  1. L90.0
    Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
    Billable
    Excludes2 2

    Excludes2

    • lichen sclerosus of external female genital organs (N90.4) N90.4
    • lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs (N48.0) N48.0
  2. L90.1
    Anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi
    Billable
  3. L90.2
    Anetoderma of Jadassohn-Pellizzari
    Billable
  4. L90.3
    Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
    Billable
  5. L90.4
    Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
    Billable
  6. L90.5
    Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 5, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Adherent scar (skin)
    • Cicatrix
    • Disfigurement of skin due to scar
    • Fibrosis of skin NOS
    • Scar NOS

    Excludes2

    • hypertrophic scar (L91.0) L91.0
    • keloid scar (L91.0) L91.0
  7. L90.6
    Striae atrophicae
    Billable
  8. L90.8
    Other atrophic disorders of skin
    Billable
  9. L90.9
    Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Schweninger-Buzzi anetoderma → L90.1
  • Jadassohn-Pellizari's disease or anetoderma → L90.2
  • Pasini and Pierini's atrophoderma → L90.3
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) → L90.5
  • Disfigurement (due to scar) → L90.5
  • Scar, scarring → L90.5
  • Striae albicantes, atrophicae or distensae (cutis) → L90.6
  • Anetoderma (maculosum) (of) → L90.8
  • Glossy skin → L90.8
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of) → L90.9
  • Disease, diseasedwhite-spot, meaning lichen sclerosus et atrophicus → L90.0
  • Lichenalbus → L90.0
  • Lichenatrophicus → L90.0
  • Lichensclerosus (et atrophicus) → L90.0
  • Anetoderma (maculosum) (of)Schweninger-Buzzi → L90.1
  • Anetoderma (maculosum) (of)Jadassohn-Pellizzari → L90.2
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of)Pasini and Pierini → L90.3
  • Acrodermatitisatrophicans (chronica) → L90.4
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of)diffusum (idiopathic) → L90.4
  • Adherentscar (skin) → L90.5
  • Adherenttendon in scar → L90.5
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)scar → L90.5
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious)skin → L90.5
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious)specified site NEC → L90.5
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious)wrist, constricting (annular) → L90.5
  • Fibrosis, fibroticskin → L90.5
  • Painfulscar NEC → L90.5
  • Scar, scarringadherent → L90.5
  • Scar, scarringatrophic → L90.5
  • Scar, scarringpainful → L90.5
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)striate (skin) → L90.6
  • Markstretch → L90.6
  • Atrophiacutis senilis → L90.8
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of)maculatum → L90.8
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of)neuriticum → L90.8
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of)senile → L90.8
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)macular (dermatological) → L90.8
  • Dermopathynephrogenic fibrosing → L90.8
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)facial (skin) → L90.9
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)skin (patches) (spots) → L90.9

8 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

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