L98.5 is the ICD-10 code for Mucinosis of skin. It is a four-character subcategory of L98 (Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block L80–L99 (Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XII · L00–L99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What L98.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Focal mucinosis
- Lichen myxoedematosus
- Reticular erythematous mucinosis
What L98.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
L98.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
L98.5Hudmucinos
- L98.5AFokal mucinos
- L98.5BLichen myxoedematosus
- L98.5CPretibialt myxödem
- L98.5DRetikulär erytematös mucinos
- L98.5WAnnan och ospecificerad hudmucinos
L98.5Hudmucinose
DL985Mucinosis cutis
- DL985AScleromyxoedema
- DL985BLichen myxoedematosus
- DL985CFokal mucinose
- DL985DMyxoedema praetibiale
- DL985EMucinosis follicularis
- DL985FReticulat erytematøs mucimose
- DL985GMucinosis papulosa
- DL985HScleroedema Buschke
L98.5Ihomusinoosi
L98.5Muzinose der Haut
L98.5Mucinose cutanée
L98.5mucinose van huid
L98.5Mucinosis of the skin
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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