ICD Code L72.0

ICD code L72.0 is an epidermal cyst, which is a benign, slow-growing lump under the skin filled with keratin.

1. Presence of a slow-growing, round, firm, and mobile subcutaneous nodule

2. Nodule typically has a central punctum (small opening)

3. Lesion is usually painless unless inflamed or infected

4. Commonly located on the face, neck, scalp, trunk, or back

5. Cyst contains keratinous material

6. No evidence of malignancy or other cystic skin lesions

7. May become red, tender, or swollen if ruptured or secondarily infected

Relevant CPT codes for ICD code L72.0 include:

- 11400–11406 (Excision of benign lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs)

- 11420–11426 (Excision of benign lesion including margins, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia)

- 11440–11446 (Excision of benign lesion including margins, face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips)

- 10060 (Incision and drainage of abscess, simple or single)

- 10061 (Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated or multiple)

- 12031–12057 (Layered closure of wounds, if required after excision)

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