Diagnosis Code

L90.5 SCAR CONDITIONS AND FIBROSIS OF SKIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L90.5

Short Description: Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

Long Description: Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

The code L90.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
      • Atrophic disorders of skin (L90)
        • L90.5 Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abdominal skin scar
  • Acne scar
  • Acne scar
  • Acne scars - mixed atrophic and hypertrophic
  • Adherent scar
  • Atrophic acne scar
  • Atrophic scar
  • Atrophic scarring of cheeks
  • Atrophic surgical scar
  • Aural scar
  • Bilateral contracture of joint of finger of hands due to scar
  • Burn contracture of skin
  • Burn scar
  • Cicatrix of lower limb
  • Complication of cryotherapy procedure
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Contracture of joint of finger
  • Contracture of joint of finger
  • Contracture of joint of finger
  • Contracture of joint of finger
  • Contracture of joint of finger co-occurrent and due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger co-occurrent and due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger co-occurrent and due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger co-occurrent and due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger of left hand due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger of left hand due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger of right hand due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of finger of right hand due to scar
  • Contracture of joint of left hand
  • Contracture of joint of left hand
  • Contracture of joint of right hand
  • Contracture of joint of right hand
  • Contracture of joints of bilateral hands
  • Contracture scar
  • Contracture scar
  • Contracture scar of skin
  • Contracture scar of skin
  • Dirt engrained scar
  • Endaural scar
  • Exuberant cicatrix
  • Fibro-osseous pseudotumor of skin of digit
  • Fibrosis of skin following cosmetic surgery
  • Fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue
  • Fibrosis of the skin
  • Hypomelanosis due to scarring
  • Hypopigmented scar
  • Ice-pick acne scar
  • Inflammation of scar
  • Laryngeal scar
  • Laryngeal scar
  • Laryngectomy scar
  • Laser-induced scar
  • Lesion of larynx
  • Mature scar
  • Painful scar
  • Periapical fibrous scar
  • Pigmented scar
  • Polyfibromatosis syndrome
  • Postauricular scar
  • Post-herpetic scar of skin
  • Post-inflammatory scar of skin
  • Post-surgical cicatricial contracture of skin
  • Post-traumatic scar
  • Post-traumatic scar
  • Post-traumatic scar
  • Progressive nodular fibrosis of skin
  • Reactive fibrous tissue proliferation
  • Scar
  • Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
  • Scar of eyebrow of left eye region
  • Scar of eyebrow of right eye region
  • Scar of eyelid
  • Scar of face
  • Scar of hand
  • Scar of skin
  • Scar of skin due to suppurative infection
  • Scar of skin following cosmetic surgery
  • Scar of skin of chin
  • Scar of skin of lower lip
  • Scar of skin of nose
  • Scar of skin of upper lip
  • Scar of submandibular area
  • Scarring after injury
  • Scarring due to cryotherapy
  • Scarring due to treatment
  • Scarring due to treatment
  • Scarring of lid
  • Scarring of skin due to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunization
  • Stiff skin syndrome
  • Stretched scar
  • Surgical scar
  • Surgical scar finding
  • Surgical scar finding
  • Surgical scar finding
  • Symptomatic scar of skin
  • Tender scar
  • Tracheostomy complication
  • Tracheostomy scar
  • Ugly scar
  • Unsatisfactory cosmetic appearance of surgical scar
  • Widening of scar of skin following surgical procedure
  • Wound scar
  • Wound scar
  • Wound scar

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L90.5 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L90.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Adherent scar (skin)
    • Cicatrix
    • Disfigurement of skin due to scar
    • Fibrosis of skin NOS
    • Scar NOS
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • hypertrophic scar (@L91.0*)
    • keloid scar (@L91.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L90.5 Right Arrow 709.2 Scar & fibrosis of skin

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
L90 Atrophic disorders of skin
L90.0 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
L90.1 Anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi
L90.2 Anetoderma of Jadassohn-Pellizzari
L90.3 Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
L90.4 Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
L90.6 Striae atrophicae
L90.8 Other atrophic disorders of skin
L90.9 Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified


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