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- L90.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM L90.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L90.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 L90.5 may differ.
ICD-10-CM L90.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Adherent scar (skin)
- Cicatrix
- Disfigurement of skin due to scar
- Fibrosis of skin NOS
- Scar NOS
Type 2 Excludes
- hypertrophic scar (L91.0)
- keloid scar (L91.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L90.5:
- scar (skin) > Adherent
- tendon in scar > Adherent
- scar > Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- skin > Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- postinfective > skin L90.5
- specified site NEC > Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- wrist, constricting (annular) > Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- skin > Fibrosis, fibrotic
- scar NEC > Painful
- adherent > Scar, scarring L90.5
- atrophic > Scar, scarring L90.5
- painful > Scar, scarring L90.5