L12.8Other pemphigoid

L12.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other pemphigoid. It belongs to category L12 (pemphigoid), block L10-L14 (bullous disorders) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within L12, choose L12.8 (Other pemphigoid) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: bullous pemphigoid (L12.0), cicatricial pemphigoid (L12.1), chronic bullous disease of childhood (L12.2), acquired epidermolysis bullosa (L12.3) and unspecified (L12.9).

As a secondary diagnosis it is a CC (complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the "with CC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 595 (Major Skin Disorders with MCC, relative weight 2.0239) and DRG 596 (Major Skin Disorders without MCC, relative weight 1.1071), in MDC 09 (Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 694.5 (pemphigoid).