L85.3 Xerosis cutis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Dry skin dermatitis

Applies from L85 Other epidermal thickening

Excludes2 (not included here)

• hypertrophic disorders of the skin (L91.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 706.8 Other specified diseases of sebaceous glands (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L85.3

Back-references to L85.3

• Type 2 Excludes: L30 Other and unspecified dermatitis ("dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L85.3

• Asteatosis cutis
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › dry skin
• Skin › dry
• Xerosis › cutis (dry skin)
• Xerosis › skin

Nearby codes

• L85 Other epidermal thickening
• L85.0 Acquired ichthyosis
• L85.1 Acquired keratosis [keratoderma] palmaris et plantaris
• L85.2 Keratosis punctata (palmaris et plantaris)
• L85.3 Xerosis cutis (this code)
• L85.8 Other specified epidermal thickening
• L85.9 Epidermal thickening, unspecified