Diagnosis Code

L43.9 LICHEN PLANUS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L43.9

Short Description: Lichen planus, unspecified

Long Description: Lichen planus, unspecified

The code L43.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45)
      • Lichen planus (L43)
        • L43.9 Lichen planus, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Conjunctivitis associated with autoimmune skin disorder
  • Conjunctivitis due to lichen planus
  • Eruption of female perineum
  • Eruption of female perineum
  • Eruption of vulva
  • Eruption of vulva
  • Genital lichen planus
  • Genital lichen planus
  • Genital lichen planus
  • Genital lichen planus
  • Guttate lichen planus
  • Lichen planus
  • Lichen planus co-occurrent with onycholysis
  • Lichen planus of gingiva
  • Lichen planus of glans penis
  • Lichen planus of lips
  • Lichen planus of nail
  • Lichen planus of palms and soles
  • Lichen planus of penis
  • Lichen planus of penis
  • Lichen planus of scalp
  • Lichen planus of tongue
  • Lichen planus of vulva
  • Lichen planus of vulva
  • Lichen planus-lupus erythematosus overlap
  • Linear lichen planus
  • Lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome
  • Nail pterygium in lichen planus
  • Onychoatrophy
  • Onychoatrophy due to lichen planus
  • Onycholysis
  • Oral lichen planus
  • Overlap syndrome
  • Papular oral lichen planus
  • Poikiloderma due to lichen planus
  • Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
  • Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation in lichen planus
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Pterygium of nail
  • Rash of scalp
  • Site-specific lichen planus
  • Vulvovaginal gingival syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L43.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L43.9 Right Arrow 697.0 Lichen planus

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L43 Lichen planus
L43.0 Hypertrophic lichen planus
L43.1 Bullous lichen planus
L43.2 Lichenoid drug reaction
L43.3 Subacute (active) lichen planus
L43.8 Other lichen planus


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023