Is L87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L87 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99).

What cannot be coded together with L87?

L87 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

L87

L87 — Transepidermal elimination disorders

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for transepidermal elimination disorders. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

granuloma annulare (perforating) (L92.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with L87

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L87. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L87 alone.

M35Other systemic involvement of connective tissue

Risk adjustment

L87 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 L87

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about L87

Is L87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L87 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99).
What cannot be coded together with L87?: L87 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.