ICD-10-CM Code for Seborrheic keratosis L82

ICD-10 code L82 for Seborrheic keratosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

Official Long Descriptor

Seborrheic keratosis

Includes: basal cell papilloma
dermatosis papulosa nigra
Leser-Trélat disease

Excludes2: seborrheic dermatitis (L21.-)

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