Diagnosis Code

L81.8 OTHER SPECIFIED DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L81.8

Short Description: Other specified disorders of pigmentation

Long Description: Other specified disorders of pigmentation

The code L81.8 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)
        • L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired disorder of skin color
  • Acromelanosis
  • Addisonian pigmentation of palms
  • Amalgam tattoo
  • Amateur tattoo
  • Argyria of skin
  • Arsenic-induced rain-drop hypomelanosis
  • Arsenic-induced skin pigmentation
  • Buccal pigmentation due to Addison's disease
  • Carotene pigmentation of skin
  • Chlorpromazine pigmentation
  • Chrysoderma
  • Collier's stripes
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Crystal violet tattoo
  • Decorative tattoo
  • Dermatosis resulting from vascular insufficiency
  • Disorder of nail color
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Endogenous non-melanin pigmentation
  • Endogenous non-melanin pigmentation
  • Erythromelanosis follicularis of face AND/OR neck
  • Exogenous ochronosis
  • Exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Familial progressive hyperpigmentation
  • Finding of appearance of hand
  • Finding of color of hand
  • Finding of palmar crease
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of lower limb due to varicose veins of lower limb
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of skin
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of skin due to venous insufficiency
  • Hyperpigmentation of left eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of left lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of right eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of right lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of left eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of left lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of right eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of right lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Iatrogenic tattoo
  • Irregular outline of pigmented skin lesion
  • Labial melanin incontinence
  • Laser-induced dyspigmentation
  • Laser-induced hyperpigmentation
  • Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
  • Local exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Local exogenous pigmentation of oral soft tissue
  • Malarial pigment deposition
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Melanonychia
  • Melanosis of mucosa of body orifice
  • Mercury pigmentation of skin
  • Mixed color of pigmented skin lesion
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to drug
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to drug
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Occupational non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Occupational tattoo
  • Occupational tattoo
  • Ochronosis due to hydroquinone
  • Oral pigmentary incontinence
  • Pigmentation due to topically applied medicament
  • Pigmentation disorder of lip
  • Pigmentation due to diet
  • Pigmentation due to exogenous pigment
  • Pigmentation of palmar creases
  • Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
  • Pigmented peribuccal erythrosis of Brocq
  • Pityriasis rotunda
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Professional tattoo
  • Pseudoatrophoderma colli
  • Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura
  • Schistosomal pigment deposition
  • Skin disease due to arsenic
  • Skin disease due to arsenic
  • Skin hypopigmented
  • Skin pigmentation
  • Skin pigmentation due to hemosiderosis
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin of left cheek
  • Tattoo of skin of perioral region of face
  • Tattoo of skin of right cheek
  • Toxicoderma
  • Toxicoderma
  • X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder with systemic manifestation syndrome
  • Zosteriform reticulate hyperpigmentation

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L81.8 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L81.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Iron pigmentation
    • Tattoo pigmentation

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L81.8 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
L81.6 Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
L81.7 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
L81.9 Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified


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