692.70 SOLAR DERMATITIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 692.70

Short Description: Solar dermatitis NOS

Long Description: Unspecified dermatitis due to sun

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
      • 692 Contact dermatitis and other eczema
        • 692.70 Solar dermatitis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 692.70 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Actinic - see also condition
    • dermatitis (due to sun) (see also Dermatitis, actinic) 692.70
      • due to
        • roentgen rays or radioactive substance 692.82
        • ultraviolet radiation, except from sun 692.82
          • sun NEC 692.70
  • Actinocutitis NEC (see also Dermatitis, actinic) 692.70
  • Actinodermatitis NEC (see also Dermatitis, actinic) 692.70
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • actinic (due to sun) 692.70
      • acute 692.72
      • chronic NEC 692.74
      • other than from sun NEC 692.82
    • due to
      • infrared rays, except from sun 692.82
        • solar NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
      • light (sun) NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
        • other 692.82
      • radiation 692.82
        • sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
      • sun 692.70
        • acute 692.72
        • chronic NEC 692.74
        • specified NEC 692.79
      • sunshine NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
      • ultraviolet rays, except from sun 692.82
        • sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    • solar, solare NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    • ultraviolet, except from sun 692.82
      • due to sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • radiation (diagnostic) (fallout) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (tracer) (ultraviolet) (x-ray) NEC 990
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    • ultraviolet (radiation) (rays) NEC 990
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70

Crosswalk Information

The code 692.70 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
692.70 Right Arrow L57.8 Oth skin changes due to chr expsr to nonionizing radiation
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
692.0 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to detergents
692.1 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to oils and greases
692.2 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to solvents
692.3 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to drugs and medicines in contact with skin
692.4 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to other chemical products
692.5 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to food in contact with skin
692.6 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to plants [except food]
692.71 Sunburn
692.72 Acute dermatitis due to solar radiation
692.73 Actinic reticuloid and actinic granuloma
692.74 Other chronic dermatitis due to solar radiation
692.75 Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
692.76 Sunburn of second degree
692.77 Sunburn of third degree
692.79 Other dermatitis due to solar radiation
692.81 Dermatitis due to cosmetics
692.82 Dermatitis due to other radiation
692.83 Dermatitis due to metals
692.84 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to animal (cat) (dog) dander
692.89 Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to other specified agents
692.9 Contact dermatitis and other eczema, unspecified cause


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