L98.0
Billable codePyogenic granuloma
The ICD-10 code for pyogenic granuloma is L98.0.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- L98.1Factitial dermatitis
- L98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
- L98.3Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
- L98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- L98.5Mucinosis of the skin
- L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.7Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
- L98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- L98.0Pyogenic granuloma
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 6861Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
L98.0 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.