Diagnosis Code

L81.6 OTHER DISORDERS OF DIMINISHED MELANIN FORMATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L81.6

Short Description: Other disorders of diminished melanin formation

Long Description: Other disorders of diminished melanin formation

The code L81.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
      • Other disorders of pigmentation (L81)
        • L81.6 Other disorders of diminished melanin formation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Achromia of skin
  • Achromia of skin
  • Achromia of skin
  • Acquired hypomelanosis of uncertain etiology
  • Acquired hypomelanotic disorder
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Alezzandrini syndrome
  • Chemically-induced hypomelanosis
  • Circumscribed hypomelanosis
  • Complication due to and following cosmetic surgery
  • Complication of cryotherapy procedure
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Cutaneous complication of systemic sclerosis
  • Disorder of pigmentation of skin following cosmetic surgery
  • Drug-induced hypomelanosis
  • Hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Weary
  • Hereditary fibrosing poikiloderma, tendon contractures, myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis syndrome
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma
  • Hypomelanosis due to cryotherapy
  • Hypomelanosis due to scarring
  • Hypomelanosis of skin as a complication of cosmetic procedure
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding malignant melanoma
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm
  • Hypomelanotic mycosis fungoides
  • Hypomelanotic sarcoidosis
  • Laser-induced dyspigmentation
  • Laser-induced hypopigmentation
  • Localized hereditary amyloidosis
  • Lupus erythematosus-associated poikiloderma
  • Macule of skin
  • Neoplastic sequelae of disorders
  • Onchocercal depigmentation
  • Onchodermatitis
  • Poikiloderma
  • Poikiloderma due to cold injury
  • Poikiloderma due to connective tissue disease
  • Poikiloderma due to heat of infra-red radiation
  • Poikiloderma due to ionizing radiation
  • Poikiloderma due to lichen planus
  • Poikiloderma due to photodynamic agent
  • Poikiloderma with neutropenia
  • Poikilodermal cutaneous amyloid
  • Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides
  • Post-infective hypomelanosis
  • Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
  • Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Post-radiotherapy poikiloderma
  • Progressive macular hypomelanosis
  • Scleroderma-associated poikiloderma
  • Secondary anetoderma
  • Secondary anetoderma
  • Symmetrical progressive leucopathy
  • Tendon contracture

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L81.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L81.6 Right Arrow 709.09 Other dyschromia

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L81 Other disorders of pigmentation
L81.0 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
L81.1 Chloasma
L81.2 Freckles
L81.3 Cafe au lait spots
L81.4 Other melanin hyperpigmentation
L81.5 Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified
L81.7 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation
L81.9 Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023