I78.1

Nevus, non-neoplastic

Billable / specific

I78.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Araneus nevus
  • Senile nevus
  • Spider nevus
  • Stellar nevus

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • blue nevus (D22.-)
  • flammeus nevus (Q82.5)
  • hairy nevus (D22.-)
  • melanocytic nevus (D22.-)
  • pigmented nevus (D22.-)
  • portwine nevus (Q82.5)
  • sanguineous nevus (Q82.5)
  • strawberry nevus (Q82.5)
  • verrucous nevus (Q82.5)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I78)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I78)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I78)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I78)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I78)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I78)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I78)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I78)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I78)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I78)

Also known as

  • Araneus nevus
  • Senile nevus
  • Spider nevus
  • Stellar nevus
  • Angioma, capillary
  • Angioma, senile
  • Angioma, spider
  • Angioma, stellate
  • Hemangioma, capillary
  • Nevus, araneus
  • Nevus, senile
  • Nevus, spider
  • Nevus, stellar
  • Spider, nevus
  • Spider, vascular
  • Spots, spotting, Cayenne pepper
  • Spots, spotting, ruby
  • Telangiectasia, telangiectasis

Parent code

  • I78Diseases of capillariesHeader

Related codes

  • I78.0Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaBillable
  • I78.8Other diseases of capillariesBillable
  • I78.9Disease of capillaries, unspecifiedBillable

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