2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L94.2Calcinosis cutis
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L80-L99›L94
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
L94.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for calcinosis cutis. 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.
- Calcification in surgical scar
- Calcifying panniculitis due to hyperparathyroidism
- Calcifying panniculitis due to hyperparathyroidism in renal disease
- Calcinosis circumscripta
- Calcinosis cutis
- Calcinosis due to childhood type dermatomyositis
- Calcinosis following acne
- Calcinosis following localized inflammation
- Calcinosis following neonatal heel prick injury
- Calcinosis universalis
- Calcinosis within neoplasm of skin
- Calcinosis within skin cyst
- Cutaneous calculus
- Cutaneous complication of systemic sclerosis
- Dystrophic scrotal calcinosis
- Familial normophosphatemic tumoral calcinosis
- Hypercalcemic metastatic calcification of skin
- Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis
- Idiopathic calcification of skin
- Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis
- Metastatic calcification
- Metastatic calcification of skin
- Neonatal iatrogenic dystrophic calcification
- Normocalcemic metastatic calcification of skin
- Scleroderma-associated calcinosis
- Sequela of phlebitis
- Subcutaneous calcification
- Subcutaneous postphlebitic calcification
- Surgical scar finding
- Tumoral calcinosis
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L94.2: its own notes plus those printed at L94 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.
subcutaneous L94.2
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Calcinosis Cutis
pathological deposition of calcium in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. excessive calcification of the skin may be associated with underlying diseases that cause tissue damage (e.g. ehlers-danlos syndrome; pseudoxanthoma elasticum; rothmund-thomson syndrome; and werner syndrome) or that cause abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism (e.g., calciphylaxis; chronic kidney failure; hyperparathyroidism; and sarcoidosis).
Patient EducationClinical
Skin Conditions
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Convert L94.2 to ICD-9-CMHistory
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Questions About L94.2Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for calcinosis cutis?
The ICD-10-CM code for calcinosis cutis is L94.2 (sometimes written as L942). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L94.2 (Other localized connective tissue disorders) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report calcinosis cutis on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L94.2 group to?
When calcinosis cutis 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 L94.2?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, calcinosis cutis converts to ICD-9-CM 709.3 (degenerative skin disord) and 709.8 (skin disorders NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
