ICD-10 diagnosis code

L72 Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue

L72 is the ICD-10 code for Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L60–L75 (Disorders of skin appendages) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XII · L00–L99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of L72

L72 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L72Follikulära cystor i hud och underhud

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL72Follikulære cyster i hud og underhud

FinlandICD-10-FI

L72Ihon ja ihonalaiskudoksen follikkelikystat

GermanyICD-10-GM

L72Follikuläre Zysten der Haut und der Unterhaut

FranceICD-10-FR

L72Kystes folliculaires de la peau et du tissu cellulaire sous-cutané

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L72folliculaire cysten

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

L72.3Sebaceous cyst

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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