Diagnosis Code

L72.0 EPIDERMAL CYST


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L72.0

Short Description: Epidermal cyst

Long Description: Epidermal cyst

The code L72.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75)
      • Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L72)
        • L72.0 Epidermal cyst

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Calcified epidermoid cyst
  • Cyst of left breast
  • Cyst of right breast
  • Cyst of scalp
  • Epidermoid cyst
  • Epidermoid cyst of hand
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of back
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of cheek
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of chest
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of ear
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of face
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of groin
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of left breast
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of neck
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of postauricular region
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of right breast
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of scalp
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of scrotum
  • Epidermoid cyst of skin of thigh
  • Epidermoid plantar cysts due to HPV 60
  • Inclusion cyst of skin of shoulder
  • Mass of postauricular region
  • Milia
  • Multiple eruptive milia
  • Neonatal milia
  • Physiological anomaly of neonatal skin
  • Primary milia
  • Ruptured epidermal cyst
  • Secondary milia
  • Spinal epidermoid cyst

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L72.0 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
L72.0 Right Arrow 706.2 Sebaceous cyst

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
L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L72.1 Pilar and trichodermal cyst
L72.11 Pilar cyst
L72.12 Trichodermal cyst
L72.2 Steatocystoma multiplex
L72.3 Sebaceous cyst
L72.8 Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L72.9 Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified


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