ICD-10 Code for Cicatrix
The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) is L90.5 – Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (30 codes, 30 billable).
- Main code
L90.5– Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin- Billable
- Yes
- See also
- Scar
Index entries for Cicatrix
- adenoid (and tonsil) –
J35.8 - alveolar process –
M26.79 - anus –
K62.89 - auricle – see Disorder, pinna, specified type NEC
- bile duct (common) (hepatic) –
K83.8 - bladder –
N32.89 - bone – see Disorder, bone, specified type NEC
- brain –
G93.89 - cervix (postoperative) (postpartal) –
N88.1 - common duct –
K83.8 - cornea –
H17.9- tuberculous –
A18.59
- tuberculous –
- duodenum (bulb) –
K31.5 - esophagus –
K22.2 - eyelid – see Disorder, eyelid function
- hypopharynx –
J39.2 - lacrimal passages – see Obstruction, lacrimal
- larynx –
J38.7 - lung –
J98.4 - middle ear
- mouth –
K13.79 - muscle –
M62.89- with contracture – see Contraction, muscle NEC
- nasopharynx –
J39.2 - palate (soft) –
K13.79 - penis –
N48.89 - pharynx –
J39.2 - prostate –
N42.89 - rectum –
K62.89 - retina – see Scar, chorioretinal
- semilunar cartilage – see Derangement, meniscus
- seminal vesicle –
N50.89 - skin –
L90.5 - specified site NEC –
L90.5 - throat –
J39.2 - tongue –
K14.8 - tonsil (and adenoid) –
J35.8 - trachea –
J39.8 - tuberculous NEC –
B90.9 - urethra –
N36.8 - uterus –
N85.8 - vagina –
N89.8- postoperative –
N99.2
- postoperative –
- vocal cord –
J38.3 - wrist, constricting (annular) –
L90.5
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.