Billable Medical Code for Sebaceous Cyst
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 706.2
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 706.2.
Known As
Epidermal cyst is also known as cyst of skin, cyst dermal, cyst milia, dermal cyst, epidermal cyst, epidermoid cyst, epidermoid cyst of skin, follicular cyst of skin or subcutaneous tissue, follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissue, infected sebaceous cyst, infected sebaceous cyst of skin, milia, milial cyst, pilar cyst, steatocystoma multiplex, steatocystoma simplex, and trichilemmal cyst. This excludes pilar cyst (704.41) and trichilemmal (proliferating) cyst (704.42). This applies to atheroma skin, keratin cyst, and wen.
Epidermal Cyst Definition and Symptoms
Epidermal cysts are small, hard lumps which form underneath the skin. They most often form on the face, head, neck, back and genitals and can range in size from a quarter of an inch to two inches in diameter. The presence of the cysts are the only symptom. Epidermal cysts are harmless for the most part and very rarely can become cancerous.