ICD-10-CM Code L85.0

Valid for Submission

L85.0 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of acquired ichthyosis. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code L85.0 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like acquired ichthyosis, chapped skin, desiccation eczema, senile ichthyosis, senile xeroderma, xeroderma, etc

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code L85.0:

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• congenital ichthyosis Q80

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code L85.0 are found in the index:

• - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
  • - alligator-skin - Q80.9
    • - acquired - L85.0
  • - fish-skin - Q80.9
    • - acquired - L85.0

• - Ichthyosis (congenital) - Q80.9
  • - acquired - L85.0

• - Xeroderma - See Also: Ichthyosis;
  • - acquired - L85.0

Synonyms

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

• Acquired ichthyosis
• Chapped skin
• Desiccation eczema
• Senile ichthyosis
• Senile xeroderma
• Xeroderma

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code L85.0 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 606 - MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITH MCC
• 607 - MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC

Convert L85.0 to ICD-9

• 701.1 - Keratoderma, acquired (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
  • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
    • Other epidermal thickening (L85)

Code History

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

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