L72
Header — not billableFollicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
The ICD-10 code for follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue is L72.
L72 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- L60Nail disordersnon-billable header
- L62Nail disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- L63Alopecia areatanon-billable header
- L64Androgenic alopecianon-billable header
- L65Other nonscarring hair lossnon-billable header
- L66Cicatricial alopecia [scarring hair loss]non-billable header
- L67Hair color and hair shaft abnormalitiesnon-billable header
- L68Hypertrichosisnon-billable header
- L70Acnenon-billable header
- L71Rosaceanon-billable header
- L73Other follicular disordersnon-billable header
- L74Eccrine sweat disordersnon-billable header
- L75Apocrine sweat disordersnon-billable header
- L72Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissuenon-billable header