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ICD-10 Code L98.7: Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
Code hierarchy
chapter
12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
block
L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
category
L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
currentL98
Official coding notes
Inclusion terms
- Loose or sagging skin following bariatric surgery weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin following dietary weight loss
- Loose or sagging skin, NOS
Excludes2 (may code together if documented)
- 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.-)
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
Related specialists
Dermatologist
Related codes
L98.0Pyogenic granulomacodeL98.1Factitial dermatitiscodeL98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]codeL98.3Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]codeL98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classifiedcategoryL98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classifiedcategoryL98.5Mucinosis of the skincodeL98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissuecodeL98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissuecodeL98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecifiedcode
Sibling codes
L98.0Pyogenic granulomabillableL98.1Factitial dermatitisbillableL98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]billableL98.3Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]billableL98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classifiedL98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classifiedL98.5Mucinosis of the skinbillableL98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissuebillableL98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissuebillableL98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecifiedbillable
Coverage-related procedures and services
CPT 15847high
EXCISION, EXCESSIVE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (INCLUDES LIPECTOMY), ABDOMEN (EG, ABDOMINOPLASTY) (INCLUDES UMBILICAL TRANSPOSITION AND FASCIAL PLICATION) (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 15830high
EXCISION, EXCESSIVE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (INCLUDES LIPECTOMY); ABDOMEN, INFRAUMBILICAL PANNICULECTOMY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 15877high
SUCTION ASSISTED LIPECTOMY; TRUNK
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 11720high
DEBRIDEMENT OF NAIL(S) BY ANY METHOD(S); 1 TO 5
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 11721high
DEBRIDEMENT OF NAIL(S) BY ANY METHOD(S); 6 OR MORE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 11056high
PARING OR CUTTING OF BENIGN HYPERKERATOTIC LESION (EG, CORN OR CALLUS); 2 TO 4 LESIONS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Mapped diagnoses and classifications
SNOMED_CT 249534001high
Excess skin of abdominal wall
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 10692801000119104high
Excess skin of arm
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 10692841000119102high
Excess skin of thigh
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 722070009high
Excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 1251358000high
Generalised redundant skin due to intentional calorie restricted diet
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 860877004high
Generalized excess and redundant skin following bariatric surgery
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
Frequently asked questions
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