ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L72.3
Sebaceous cyst
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L72.3
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L72 — Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L72.3 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of sebaceous cyst. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in L72
- L72Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L72.0Epidermal cyst
- L72.1Pilar and trichodermal cyst
- L72.11Pilar cyst
- L72.12Trichodermal cyst
- L72.2Steatocystoma multiplex
- L72.8Other follicular cysts of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L72.9Follicular cyst of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
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