2017 – New Code20172018201920202021202220232024Billable/Specific Code
- L98.7 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 L98.7 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L98.7 – other international versions of ICD-10 L98.7 may differ.
ICD-10-CM L98.7 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Loose or sagging skin following bariatric surgery weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin following dietary weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin, NOS
Type 2 Excludes
- acquired excess or redundant skin of eyelid (H02.3-)
- congenital excess or redundant skin of eyelid (Q10.3)
- skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation (L57.-)
Code History
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
- 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 L98.7:
- skin > Excess, excessive, excessively
- and subcutaneous tissue > skin L98.7
- skin and subcutaneous tissue (following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss) > Loose
- skin > Redundant, redundancy
- and subcutaneous tissue > skin L98.7
- skin and subcutaneous tissue (following bariatric surgery weight loss) (following dietary weight loss) > Sagging