L70.9

Acne, unspecified

Billable / specific

L70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-) (from L70)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L70)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L70)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L70)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L70)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L70)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L70)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L70)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L70)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L70)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L70)
  • acne keloid (L73.0) (from L70)

Also known as

  • Acne

Parent code

Related codes

  • L70.0Acne vulgarisBillable
  • L70.1Acne conglobataBillable
  • L70.2Acne varioliformisBillable
  • L70.3Acne tropicaBillable
  • L70.4Infantile acneBillable
  • L70.5Acne excorieeBillable
  • L70.8Other acneBillable

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