L90.5

ICD-10Billable

Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

L90.5 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Adherent scar (skin)
  • Cicatrix
  • Disfigurement of skin due to scar
  • Fibrosis of skin NOS
  • Scar NOS

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • hypertrophic scar (L91.0)
  • keloid scar (L91.0)

Related codes in L90

Where this code sits

Parent code
L90

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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