ICD-10 codes for Psoriasis

The primary ICD-10-CM codes for psoriasis are L40, L40.9, L40.0. Across all sub-categories, 15 codes are grouped under psoriasis, with 13 marked as billable (specific enough for a medical claim).

There are 15 ICD-10-CM codes related to psoriasis. Of these, 13 are billable specific codes and 2 are non-billable header categories that organize the specific codes underneath them. Header codes cannot be reported on a claim by themselves.

Yes. 13 of the 15 ICD-10-CM codes for psoriasis are billable. Common examples include L40.0 (Psoriasis vulgaris); L40.1 (Generalized pustular psoriasis); L40.2 (Acrodermatitis continua). Code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation.

The most commonly used billable codes for psoriasis include: L40.0 (Psoriasis vulgaris); L40.1 (Generalized pustular psoriasis); L40.2 (Acrodermatitis continua). The correct code depends on the documented clinical presentation, including any complications, episode (acute / chronic), and laterality where applicable. Always code to the highest level of specificity supported by the clinical documentation.

No, L40 (Psoriasis) is a non-billable header code. You need to use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

The ICD-10 codes for psoriasis map to at least 25 SNOMED CT concepts. Examples of SNOMED CT concept IDs in this group include 1254867007, 200965009, 200975007, 402307000, 402308005. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records; AutoICD's coding API returns SNOMED CT IDs alongside each ICD-10 code via the include_snomed=true flag.

The ICD-10 codes for psoriasis are linked to 17 UMLS CUIs in the National Library of Medicine's Metathesaurus. Sample CUIs include C0033860, C0263361, C0406317, C0343055, C1314968. UMLS CUIs unify the same concept across SNOMED CT, ICD-10, ICD-11, RxNorm, MeSH, and dozens of other source vocabularies.

Psoriasis may also be referred to as: psoriasis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, guttate psoriasis. The same ICD-10-CM codes apply regardless of which term appears in the clinical documentation. Synonyms are surfaced by AutoICD's NER pass and mapped to the canonical ICD-10 family above.