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698.3 - Lichenification And Lichen Simplex Chronicus


The ICD 9 Code for Lichenification and lichen simplex chronicus is listed as 698.3.
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: 698.3
Long Description: Lichenification and lichen simplex chronicus
Short Description: Lichenification
Chapter: Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
Block: Other Inflammatory Conditions Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (690-698)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: L28.0 - Lichen simplex chronicus (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: L28.1 - Prurigo nodularis (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 698.3:
698.0 - Pruritus ani
698.1 - Pruritus of genital organs
698.2 - Prurigo
698.4 - Dermatitis factitia [artefacta]
698.8 - Other specified pruritic conditions
698.9 - Unspecified pruritic disorder