Is L72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L72 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).

L72

L72 — Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

L72 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 L72

6 child codes. Green means billable.

L72.0Epidermal cyst
L72.1Pilar and trichodermal cyst
L72.2Steatocystoma multiplex
L72.3Sebaceous cyst
L72.8Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L72.9Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

Questions about L72

Is L72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L72 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).