L28
L28 — Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
L28 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with L28
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L28. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L28 alone.
- L50Urticaria
Risk adjustment
L28 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead L28
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about L28
- Is L28 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. L28 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does L28 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30).