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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L90.5

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025

Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

CMS-HCC-V24 CMS-HCC-V28 RxHCC Age Gender Maternity Acute or Chronic MCC
-- -- -- -- -- -- Acute No
Applicable To for L90.5:
  • Adherent scar (skin)

  • Cicatrix

  • Disfigurement of skin due to scar

  • Fibrosis of skin NOS

  • Scar NOS

Excludes-2 for L90.5:
Back-references to L90.5
  • Adherent see also Adhesions
    • scar(skin) L90.5
      • tendon in scar L90.5
      • Atrophy, atrophic(of)
        • scar L90.5
        • Cicatrix(adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) see also Scar L90.5
          • skin L90.5
            • postinfective L90.5
            • specified site NEC L90.5
              • wrist, constricting(annular) L90.5
              • Disfigurement(due to scar) L90.5
              • Fibrosis, fibrotic
                • skin L90.5
                • Painful see also Pain
                  • scar NEC L90.5
                  • Scar, scarring see also Cicatrix L90.5
                    • adherent L90.5
                      • atrophic L90.5
                        • painful L90.5
                        • Chapter, Section and Diagnosis Prefix for L90.5
                            L00-L99 :

                            Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

                            L80-L99 :

                            Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

                            L90 :

                            Atrophic disorders of skin