L83 - Acanthosis nigricans

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Acanthosis nigricans
• Acanthosis nigricans and insulin resistance with muscle cramp and acral enlargement syndrome
• Acanthosis nigricans due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Acanthosis nigricans of oral mucous membranes
• Acanthosis palmaris
• Acquired acanthosis nigricans
• Acquired acanthosis nigricans
• Acquired acanthosis nigricans
• Confluent AND reticulate papillomatosis
• Crouzon syndrome
• Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans
• Cutaneous papillomatosis
• Dermopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Diabetes mellitus due to genetic defect in insulin action
• Diabetic dermopathy
• Drug pigmentation
• Drug-induced acanthosis nigricans
• Drug-induced hypermelanosis
• Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND abnormal insulin receptors
• Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND autoantibodies to the insulin receptors
• Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3-related craniosynostosis
• Hirsutism
• Hirsutism
• Hypermelanosis due to neoplasia
• Hypermelanosis due to neoplasia
• Insulin receptor defect
• Insulin receptor defect
• Lelis syndrome
• Malignant acanthosis nigricans

Clinical Information

• Acanthosis Nigricans-. a circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. it occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
• Hirsutism-. a condition observed in women and children when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. it is the result of elevated androgens from the ovaries, the adrenal glands, or exogenous sources. the concept does not include hypertrichosis, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.
• Acanthosis Nigricans-. a melanotic cutaneous lesion that develops in the axilla and other body folds. it may be idiopathic, drug-induced, or it may be associated with the presence of an endocrine disorder or malignancy.
• Hyperandrogenism, Insulin Resistance, Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome|HAIR-AN Syndrome-. a condition characterized by hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans, typically associated with obesity in teenage girls. it is considered to be a subtype of polycystic ovarian syndrome, but may occur in male individuals. etiology is unclear, but some cases may be associated with mutations affecting the tyrosine kinase domain of the insulin receptor.
• Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus with Acanthosis Nigricans and Hyperandrogenism|Type A Insulin Resistance Syndrome-. a syndrome of insulin resistance caused by mutation(s) in the insr gene, encoding the insulin receptor. this condition is characterized by a clinical triad of hyperinsulinemia, acanthosis nigricans, and hyperandrogenism without lipodystrophy. this is the least severe of a spectrum of disorders; the other two conditions are rabson-mendenhall syndrome and donohoe syndrome.
• Grade 1 Hirsutism, CTCAE|Grade 1 Hirsutism-. in women, increase in length, thickness or density of hair in a male distribution that the patient is able to camouflage by periodic shaving, bleaching, or removal of hair
• Grade 2 Hirsutism, CTCAE|Grade 2 Hirsutism-. in women, increase in length, thickness or density of hair in a male distribution that requires daily shaving or consistent destructive means of hair removal to camouflage; associated with psychosocial impact
• Hirsutism-. male-pattern hair growth on a female.
• Hirsutism, CTCAE|Hirsutism|Hirsutism-. a disorder characterized by the presence of excess hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic and under androgen control (beard, moustache, chest, abdomen).

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Skin Pigmentation Disorders

Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of your skin. Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders affect just patches of skin. Others affect your entire body.

If your body makes too much melanin, your skin gets darker. Pregnancy, Addison's disease, and sun exposure all can make your skin darker. If your body makes too little melanin, your skin gets lighter. Vitiligo is a condition that causes patches of light skin. Albinism is a genetic condition affecting a person's skin. A person with albinism may have no color, lighter than normal skin color, or patchy missing skin color. Infections, blisters and burns can also cause lighter skin.

Code History

• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)