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L94.0: Localized scleroderma [morphea]

You have hard patches on your skin.

This skin condition causes one or more hard, roundish patches to form on the skin. The patches are whitish or yellow and can become as big as the palms of one’s hand. There may be a reddish ring around the hard areas. The hard areas can heal by themselves. The skin can then be permanently darker or thinner than what surrounds it.

The hard areas with this condition mainly develop on the upper body. However, they can be found all over the body.

The exact cause of this skin disorder is not yet known. However, what is known is that this skin condition changes the skin’s connective tissue. The skin’s connective tissue is firmer in the affected areas than it is normally and shrinks. Connective tissue is made up of fine fibers. It supports and strengthens the skin, for example.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).