L92.3 Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Use additional code

• code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Applies from L92 Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Excludes2 (not included here)

• actinic granuloma (L57.5)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 709.4 Foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code annotations containing back-references to L92.3

Back-references to L92.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M60.2 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified ("foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue ("foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L92.3

• Foreign body › granuloma (old) (soft tissue) › skin
• Granuloma › abdomen › from residual foreign body
• Granuloma › beryllium (skin)
• Granuloma › foreign body (in soft tissue) NEC › skin
• Granuloma › foreign body (in soft tissue) NEC › subcutaneous tissue
• Granuloma › silica (skin)
• Granuloma › skin › from residual foreign body

Nearby codes

• L92 Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L92.0 Granuloma annulare
• L92.1 Necrobiosis lipoidica, not elsewhere classified
• L92.2 Granuloma faciale [eosinophilic granuloma of skin]
• L92.3 Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (this code)
• L92.8 Other granulomatous disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L92.9 Granulomatous disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified