L95.8 - Other vasculitis limited to the skin
ICD-10: | L95.8 |
Short Description: | Other vasculitis limited to the skin |
Long Description: | Other vasculitis limited to the skin |
Status: | Valid for Submission |
Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
Code Classification: |
L95.8 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other vasculitis limited to the skin. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Cutaneous gonorrhea
- Drug-induced lymphocytic vasculitis
- Eosinophilic vasculitis of skin
- Erythema induratum
- Familial pigmented purpuric eruption
- Gonococcal bacteremia-induced pustular vasculitis
- Gougerot-Ruiter purpura
- Histiocytic vasculitis of skin
- Hypersensitivity reaction mediated by immune complex
- Lobular panniculitis
- Localized cutaneous vasculitis
- Lymphocytic vasculitis of skin
- Necrotizing cutaneous vasculitis
- Necrotizing cutaneous vasculitis
- Necrotizing cutaneous vasculitis
- Neutrophilic vasculitis of skin
- Nodular vasculitis
- Primary cutaneous vasculitis
- Pustular vasculitis
- Pustular vasculitis
- Schnitzler syndrome
- Urticarial vasculitis
- Urticarial vasculitis with monoclonal IgM component, Schnitzler
Clinical Information
- Erythema Induratum-. a type of panniculitis characterized histologically by the presence of granulomas, vasculitis, and necrosis. it is traditionally considered to be the tuberculous counterpart of nodular vasculitis, but is now known to occur without tuberculous precedent. it is seen most commonly in adolescent and menopausal women, is initiated or exacerbated by cold weather, and typically presents as one or more recurrent erythrocyanotic nodules or plaques on the calves. the nodules may progress to form indurations, ulcerations, and scars.
- Schnitzler Syndrome-. an extremely rare condition manifested as monoclonal immunoglobulin m dysproteinemia without features of lymphoproliferative disease, but with chronic urticaria, fever of unknown origin, disabling bone pain, hyperostosis, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
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 this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Vasculitis - I77.6
- - nodular - L95.8
- - skin (limited to) - L95.9
- - specified NEC - L95.8
Convert to ICD-9 Code
Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
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L95.8 | 709.1 - Vascular disord of skin | |
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. |
Patient Education
Vasculitis
Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. It happens when the body's immune system attacks the blood vessel by mistake. It can happen because of an infection, a medicine, or another disease. The cause is often unknown.
Vasculitis can affect arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body's organs. Veins are the vessels that carry blood back to the heart. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect the small arteries and veins.
When a blood vessel becomes inflamed, it can:
- Narrow, making it more difficult for blood to get through
- Close off completely so that blood can't get through
- Stretch and weaken so much that it bulges. The bulge is called an aneurysm. If it bursts, it can cause dangerous bleeding inside the body.
Symptoms of vasculitis can vary, but usually include fever, swelling and a general sense of feeling ill. The main goal of treatment is to stop the inflammation. Steroids and other medicines to stop inflammation are often helpful.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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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)