Diagnosis Code

L81.9 DISORDER OF PIGMENTATION, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L81.9

Short Description: Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

Long Description: Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

The code L81.9 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)
        • L81.9 Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Application site pigmentation changes
  • Atypical pigmented lesion
  • Benign pigmented skin lesion
  • Crust on skin
  • Crusting of pigmented skin lesion
  • Disorder of pigmentation
  • Disorder of pigmentation of skin following cosmetic surgery
  • Disorder of skin color
  • Disorder of skin pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug-induced oral condition
  • Drug-induced oral pigmentation
  • Drug-induced pigmentation
  • Exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Extrasystoles, short stature, hyperpigmentation, microcephaly syndrome
  • Finding of color of female perineum
  • Genetic disorder of skin pigmentation
  • Hyperpigmentation of female perineum
  • Hyperpigmentation of skin
  • Injection site pigmentation change
  • Itching of pigmented skin lesion
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Occupationally-acquired disorder of skin pigmentation
  • Oozing of pigmented skin lesion
  • Pattern of pigmentation
  • Physiological pigmentation
  • Physiological pigmentation of mucous membranes
  • Pigmentation defects, palmoplantar keratoderma, skin carcinoma syndrome
  • Pigmentation disorder of lip
  • Pigmentation due to bismuth
  • Pigmentation of skin caused by artificial ultraviolet light
  • Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
  • Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
  • Pigmented skin lesion
  • Pigmented skin lesion of lower limb
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature of head
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature of lower extremity
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature of neck
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature of trunk
  • Pigmented skin lesion of uncertain nature of upper limb
  • Skin discharge
  • Skin pigmentation
  • Skin pigmentation
  • Subcutaneous component of pigmented skin lesion
  • Ultraviolet-induced skin pigmentation - tanning

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L81.9 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
L81.9 Right Arrow 709.00 Dyschromia, unspecified

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
L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation


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