L86 — Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere
Is L86 billable?
Yes — L86 is billable for FY2027. L86 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. L86 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
L86 at a glance
| Code | L86 |
|---|---|
| Description | Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What Medicare edits apply to L86?
The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name L86 directly.
This code describes a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be sequenced before it, so it can never be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Which MS-DRGs does L86 group to?
L86 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCCmedical
- 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCCmedical
How is L86 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L86. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Keratoderma, keratodermia › acquired › in diseases classified elsewhere (congenital) (palmaris et plantaris) (symmetrical)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with L86 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before L86. L86 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- underlying disease, such as:
- Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L86, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L86 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
How long has L86 existed?
L86 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with L86?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with L86 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.