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697.8 - Other Lichen, Not Elsewhere Classified


The ICD 9 Code for Other lichen, not elsewhere classified is listed as 697.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 697.8
Long Description: Other lichen, not elsewhere classified
Short Description: Lichen NEC
Chapter: Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
Block: Other Inflammatory Conditions Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (690-698)
Related Descriptions: Drug-induced oral lichenoid reaction
Lichen aureus
Lichen ruber moniliformis
Lichen striatus
Nail dystrophy due to lichen striatus
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: L44.2 - Lichen striatus (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: L44.3 - Lichen ruber moniliformis (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 697.8:
697.0 - Lichen planus
697.1 - Lichen nitidus
697.9 - Lichen, unspecified