eMedCodes logo

L98.5 - Mucinosis of the skin


The ICD 10 Code for Mucinosis of the skin is listed as L98.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L98.5
Description: Mucinosis of the skin
  • Focal mucinosis
  • Lichen myxedematosus
  • Reticular erythematous mucinosis
  • Excludes1: focal oral mucinosis (K13.79)
  • myxedema (E03.9)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Parent L98 - Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 701.8 - Other specified hypertrophic and atrophic conditions of skin (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L98.5:
L98.0 - Pyogenic granuloma
L98.1 - Factitial dermatitis
L98.2 - Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
L98.3 - Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
L98.4 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
L98.6 - Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L98.8 - Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L98.9 - Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified