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L95 ICD-10-CM Code: Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) / Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)

L95

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified

OverviewRisk ModelsCode BookDocumentationAuditNotesEdition comparison

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

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Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

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Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

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Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

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Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

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Not mapped

Code Book Path

Official
L9Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for L95. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

Official
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from L00-L99
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from L00-L99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from L00-L99
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from L00-L99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from L00-L99
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)Inherited from L00-L99
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from L00-L99
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from L00-L99
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)Inherited from L00-L99
  • viral warts (B07.-)Inherited from L00-L99

Related Codes

Official
L95.0Livedoid vasculitisL95.1Erythema elevatum diutinumL95.8Other vasculitis limited to the skinL95.9Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified

Includes

Official

No Includes notes are included in this display for L95. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 1

Official
  • angioma serpiginosum (L81.7)
  • Henoch(-Schönlein) purpura (D69.0)
  • hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
  • polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • relapsing panniculitis (M35.6)
  • rheumatoid vasculitis (M05.2)
  • serum sickness (T80.6-)
  • urticaria (L50.-)
  • Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.3-)

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for L95. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

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No Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for L95. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Code Also

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No Code Also instructions are included in this display for L95. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
L95
Description
Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
—
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

L95 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified. L95 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (l00-l99), within the section covering other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (l80-l99).

Header codes like L95 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for L95 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Excludes 1, Do NOT code together

  • angioma serpiginosum (L81.7)
  • Henoch(-Schönlein) purpura (D69.0)
  • hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
  • polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • relapsing panniculitis (M35.6)
  • rheumatoid vasculitis (M05.2)
  • serum sickness (T80.6-)
  • urticaria (L50.-)
  • Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.3-)

Child Codes

L95.0Livedoid vasculitis
L95.1Erythema elevatum diutinum
L95.8Other vasculitis limited to the skin
L95.9Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified
└L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified

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