2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L90.8Other atrophic disorders of skin
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L80-L99›L90
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
L90.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other atrophic disorders of skin. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 606 through 607. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified and unspecified skin disorders.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Anetoderma
- Anetoderma following varicella
- Anetoderma secondary to syphilis
- Atrophia cutis senilis
- Atrophic condition of skin
- Atrophic spots of skin
- Atrophoderma neuriticum
- Atrophy of skin caused by drug
- Atrophy of skin caused by systemic corticosteroid
- Atrophy of skin caused by topical corticosteroid
- Confetti-like atrophic macular lesions of skin
- Congenital skin contracture
- Cutaneous atrophy caused by corticosteroids
- Dermal elastolysis
- Diffuse and macular atrophic dermatosis of Stevanovic
- Diffuse atrophy of skin
- Disorder due to and following injury to nerve
- Drug-induced anetoderma
- Drug-induced pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Elastoderma
- Follicular atrophoderma
- Follicular atrophoderma with palmoplantar hyperkeratosis
- Gower's panatrophy
- Hereditary anetoderma
- Idiopathic mid-dermal elastolysis
- Intrinsic aging of skin
- Laminopathy with premature aging
- Lethal tight skin contracture syndrome
- Linear atrophoderma of Moulin
- Local panatrophy
- Macule of skin
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
- Noninflammatory dermal elastolysis
- Panatrophy
- Perifollicular elastolysis
- Perifollicular macular atrophy
- Primary anetoderma
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum caused by penicillamine
- Renal insufficiency
- Rombo syndrome
- Scleroderma-like secondary cutaneous sclerosis
- Secondary anetoderma
- Senile degenerative atrophy of skin
- Senile dermatosis
- Severe systemic illness tissue wasting
- Severe systemic illness-induced cutaneous atrophy
- Skin disease attributable to corticosteroid therapy
- Skin striae
- Stellate pseudoscar
- Stellate pseudoscar caused by corticosteroid
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L90.8: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 12. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
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.
Atrophia See Also: Atrophy;
cutis senilis L90.8
dermatological L90.8
Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of) L90.9
maculatum L90.8
et striatum L90.8
neuriticum L90.8
senile L90.8
macular (dermatological) L90.8
degenerative (senile) L90.8
senile L90.8
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
specified NEC L90.8
Glossy skin L90.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Anetoderma
benign dermatosis caused by a loss of dermal elastic tissue resulting in localized sac-like areas of flaccid skin. it can be either primary (idiopathic) or secondary to other skin conditions, penicillamine use, or premature birth.
Patient EducationClinical
Skin Conditions
Your skin is your body's largest organ. It covers the entire outside of your body. There are many ways that your skin protects your body and helps keep you healthy. For example, it:
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Convert L90.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About L90.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other atrophic disorders of skin?
The ICD-10-CM code for other atrophic disorders of skin is L90.8 (sometimes written as L908). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L90.8 (Atrophic disorders of skin) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other atrophic disorders of skin on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L90.8 group to?
When other atrophic disorders of skin is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 607, 606, with relative weights from 0.8772 to 1.5721 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of L90.8?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other atrophic disorders of skin converts to ICD-9-CM 701.8 (skin hypertro/atroph NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
