2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L80-L99›L98
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
L98.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. 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.
- Absent navel syndrome
- Acquired disorder of keratinization
- Acquired perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Acquired perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum of periumbilical region
- Acquired pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Acute ulcer of skin
- Artefactual skin disease inflicted by others
- Atypical melanocytic hyperplasia of skin
- B-cell pseudolymphoma caused by drug
- Biers spots
- Blistering of skin due to drug-induced coma
- Body skin hyperlaxity due to vitamin K dependent coagulation factor deficiency
- Cavity in skin
- Changing color of pigmented skin lesion
- Changing shape of pigmented skin lesion
- Contracture of skin of hand
- Crohn's disease of skin
- Crust on skin
- Cutaneous B-cell pseudolymphoma
- Cutaneous pseudolymphoma
- Cutaneous synovial metaplasia
- Cutaneous T-cell pseudolymphoma
- Defect of skin of hand
- Degenerative skin disorder
- Denuded skin
- Dermal elastolysis
- Dermatosis due to cytotoxic therapy
- Dermatosis due to hair as foreign body
- Dermatosis of menopause
- Dermatosis of scalp
- Dermatosis resulting from ureterostomy
- Dermatosis secondary to peripheral nerve disorder
- Disorder due to abnormality of dermal elastin
- Disorder of keratinization
- Distinctive exudative discoid AND lichenoid chronic dermatosis of Sulzberger and Garbe
- Dystrophic calcification of skin due to inflammatory disease
- Dystrophic calcification of skin due to localized skin injury
- Eosinophilic spongiosis
- Epidermal fragility
- Erosion of skin
- Erosion of skin of pacemaker pulse generator site
- Erosive pustular dermatosis
- Erosive pustular dermatosis of lower extremity
- Extraintestinal Crohn's
- Fat hypertrophy
- Fibrohistiocytic proliferation of the skin
- Finger wrinkling
- Fistula
- Fistula of skin
- Foot mark
- Foreign body dermatosis
- Friction dermatosis
- Full thickness skin loss
- Generalized inflammatory peeling skin syndrome
- Generalized non-inflammatory peeling skin syndrome
- Generalized peeling skin syndrome
- Hair sinus
- Hair sinus in foot
- Heat-induced dermatosis
- Hereditary skin fragility
- Hereditary skin peeling syndrome
- Human bite mark
- Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome
- Increased skin sensitivity
- Infantile pedal papules
- Infantile stiff skin syndrome
- Infantile systemic hyalinosis
- Inflammatory pseudotumor of the skin
- Janeway lesion
- Keratosis lichenoides chronica
- Köbner phenomenon
- Laminopathy with premature aging
- Late-onset focal dermal elastosis
- Leakage of peritoneal dialysate into subcutaneous tissue of abdominal wall
- Lesion of skin of breast
- Leukokeratosis
- Linear focal elastosis
- Loss of subcutaneous fat
- Loss of subcutaneous fat overlying biceps muscle
- Menstrual cycle related dermatosis
- Metastatic Crohn's disease of skin
- Mucosal plaque
- Musician's wart
- Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma
- Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma with paraproteinemia
- Necrotic eschar
- Neovascularization of subepidermal region
- Neurotrophic damage to skin
- Non-healing pigmented skin lesion
- Painful piezogenic pedal papules
- Palmar pit
- Papular elastorrhexis
- Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome
- Papulonodular disease of skin
- Parakeratosis
- Parakeratosis of skin
- Parana hard skin syndrome
- Pathergy reaction
- Peristomal skin complication
- Peritoneal dialysis leakage
- Periumbilical choristia
- Pilonidal disease
- Pilonidal disease of natal cleft
- Plaque in skin or mucosa
- Plaster of Paris injury to skin
- Polyvinyl pyrrolidone disease
- Poppers' nodules due to intravenous drug abuse
- Post-phlebitic dermatosis of lower leg
- Post-scabetic nodules
- Premenstrual exacerbation of dermatosis
- Pressure-induced dermatosis
- Pruritic scalp dermatosis
- Pseudo-ainhum
- Pseudolymphomatous eruption caused by drug
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum due to hemoglobinopathy
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like skin manifestations with retinitis pigmentosa
- Purple glove syndrome
- Reaction to metallic ring, stud and/or infibulata in skin
- Reaction to thorn and/or spine in skin
- Rhytidosis facialis
- Scab of skin
- Scleroderma-like reaction caused by poison
- Sclerodermiform reaction
- Senile dermatosis
- Senile gluteal dermatosis
- Sequela of phlebitis
- Serpiginous cutaneous lesion
- Sinus of skin following injury
- Sinus of skin following surgical procedure
- Sinus of skin of buttock
- Sinus of skin of inguinal region
- Sinus of skin of neck
- Sinus tract of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue
- Skin damage resulting from acquired nerve disorder
- Skin eschar
- Skin flap pin-cushion deformity
- Skin lesion due to intravenous drug abuse
- Skin lesion in drug addict
- Skin loss exposing muscle or bone
- Skin punctum
- Skin sinus
- Skin vegetations
- Slap mark
- Solitary T-cell pseudolymphoma
- Spastic paraplegia, facial cutaneous lesion syndrome
- Stiff skin syndrome
- Structural abnormality of cutaneous elastic fiber
- Structural abnormality of perifollicular region
- Structural abnormality of skin appendage
- Symmetrical lividities of soles
- Syringosquamous metaplasia due to cytotoxic therapy
- T-cell pseudolymphoma caused by drug
- Thickening of skin
- Toxicoderma
- Trigeminal trophic syndrome
- Vascular lesion of skin
- Volume loss of face
- Water-induced dermatosis
- White fibrous papulosis of neck
- Wrinkled skin
- Xanthogranuloma
- Zinc-responsive dermatosis
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L98.8: 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.
menstrual NEC L98.8
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
specified NEC L98.8
Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
skin L98.8
Malibu disease L98.8
Rhytidosis facialis L98.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Fistula
abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.Pseudolymphoma
a group of disorders having a benign course but exhibiting clinical and histological features suggestive of malignant lymphoma. pseudolymphoma is characterized by a benign infiltration of lymphoid cells or histiocytes which microscopically resembles a malignant lymphoma. (from dorland, 28th ed & stedman, 26th ed)
Patient EducationClinical
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Convert L98.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About L98.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue is L98.8 (sometimes written as L988). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L98.8 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L98.8 group to?
When other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 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 L98.8?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue converts to ICD-9-CM 709.8 (skin disorders NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
