697.0 LICHEN PLANUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 697.0

Short Description: Lichen planus

Long Description: Lichen planus

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
      • 697 Lichen
        • 697.0 Lichen planus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 697.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Lichen 697.9
    • planopilaris 697.0
    • planus (acute) (chronicus) (hypertrophic) (verrucous) 697.0
      • morphoeicus 701.0
      • sclerosus (et atrophicus) 701.0
    • ruber 696.4
      • of Wilson 697.0
      • planus 697.0
  • Wilson's
    • lichen ruber 697.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 697.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
697.0 Right Arrow L43.8 Other lichen planus
L66.1 Lichen planopilaris
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
697.1 Lichen nitidus
697.8 Other lichen, not elsewhere classified
697.9 Lichen, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014