693.0 DRUG DERMATITIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 693.0

Short Description: Drug dermatitis NOS

Long Description: Dermatitis due to drugs and medicines taken internally

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
      • 693 Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
        • 693.0 Drug dermatitis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 693.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • due to
      • drugs and medicinals (correct substance properly administered) (internal use) 693.0
        • external (in contact with skin) 692.3
          • wrong substance given or taken 976.9
            • specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
        • wrong substance given or taken 977.9
          • specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • ingested substance 693.9
        • drugs and medicinals (see also Dermatitis, due to, drugs and medicinals) 693.0
      • ingestion or injection of
        • drug (correct substance properly administered) 693.0
          • wrong substance given or taken 977.9
            • specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • internal agent 693.9
        • drugs and medicinals (see also Dermatitis, due to, drugs and medicinals) 693.0
      • vaccine or vaccination (correct substance properly administered) 693.0
        • wrong substance given or taken
          • bacterial vaccine 978.8
            • specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
          • other vaccines NEC 979.9
            • specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • medicamentosa (correct substance properly administered) (internal use) (see also Dermatitis, due to, drugs or medicinals) 693.0
      • due to contact with skin 692.3
  • Erythema, erythematous (generalized) 695.9
    • due to
      • drug (internal use) 693.0
        • contact 692.3
  • Erythrodysesthesia, palmar plantar (PPE) 693.0
  • Hand-foot syndrome 693.0
  • PPE (palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia) 693.0
  • Rash 782.1
    • drug (internal use) 693.0
      • contact 692.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hand-foot 693.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 693.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
693.0 Right Arrow L27.0 Gen skin eruption due to drugs and meds taken internally
L27.1 Loc skin eruption due to drugs and meds taken internally
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
693.1 Dermatitis due to food taken internally
693.8 Dermatitis due to other specified substances taken internally
693.9 Dermatitis due to unspecified substance taken internally


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014