2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L13.8Other specified bullous disorders
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L10-L14›L13
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
L13.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified bullous disorders. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 595 through 596. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified inflammatory condition of skin.
L13.8 does not risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage under the CMS-HCC V28 model. It still risk-adjusts in the RxHCC Part D (V08) category 314 for payment year 2027.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Medicare Risk Adjustment (HCC)Billing
L13.8 does not risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage under the CMS-HCC V28 model, but it maps to payment categories in the other CMS models shown below.
Source: CMS Payment Year 2027 risk adjustment mappings and model software. Weights are relative factors, not dollar amounts; a beneficiary's total RAF also includes demographics and interactions. Browse all CMS-HCC categories.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Adult linear immunoglobulin A disease
- Autoimmune bullous dermatosis
- Autoimmune bullous dermatosis due to drug
- Autoimmune subepidermal bullous dermatosis
- Blister of skin with infection
- Blister of skin without infection
- Bullous dermatosis precipitated by drug treatment
- Bullous dystrophy macular type
- Cicatrizing conjunctivitis
- Cicatrizing conjunctivitis due to linear IgA disease
- Drug-induced linear IgA disease
- Linear IgA dermatosis
- Oral mucosal involvement by linear IgA disease
- Seropurulent blister
- Transient neonatal bullous dermatosis
- Ulcer of mouth due to immunobullous disease
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L13.8: its own notes plus those printed at block L10-L14 and Chapter 12. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- 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.-)
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
specified NEC L13.8
linear IgA L13.8
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
specified NEC L13.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
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Convert L13.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About L13.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified bullous disorders?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified bullous disorders is L13.8 (sometimes written as L138). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L13.8 (Other bullous disorders) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified bullous disorders on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L13.8 group to?
When other specified bullous disorders is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 596, 595, with relative weights from 1.1067 to 2.0230 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can L13.8 be reported with Q82.8?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block L10-L14, which applies to L13.8, lists "benign familial pemphigus [Hailey-Hailey] (Q82.8)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of L13.8?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other specified bullous disorders converts to ICD-9-CM 694.8 (bullous dermatoses NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
Does L13.8 risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage payment?
Not for Medicare Advantage: L13.8 maps to no category in the CMS-HCC V28 model. It still risk-adjusts in the RxHCC Part D (V08) category 314 (Pemphigus, Pemphigoid, and Other Bullous Skin Disorders).
