Diagnosis Code

L56.8 OTH ACUTE SKIN CHANGES DUE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L56.8

Short Description: Oth acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Long Description: Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

The code L56.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
      • Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation (L56)
        • L56.8 Oth acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Actinic cheilitis
  • Actinic prurigo
  • Actinic reaction
  • Acute phototoxic reaction
  • Acute phototoxic reaction
  • Acute phototoxic reaction
  • Ataxia, photosensitivity, short stature syndrome
  • Cutaneous photosensitivity and lethal colitis syndrome
  • Familial actinic prurigo of lip
  • Food-induced photosensitivity
  • Hair defect with photosensitivity and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Occupational phototoxic reaction to skin contact with exogenous photoactive agent
  • Photoaggravated rosacea
  • Photoaggravation of disorder
  • Photochemotherapy reaction
  • Photodermatitis
  • Photodermatitis co-occurrent and due to autoimmune disease
  • Photodistributed telangiectasia
  • Photosensitivity
  • Photosensitivity with ichthyosis, brittle hair, impaired intelligence, decreased fertility and short stature syndrome
  • Phototoxic reaction of skin caused by cosmetic
  • Phototoxic reaction of skin caused by fragrance
  • Phototoxic reaction to dye
  • Phototoxic reaction to topical chemical
  • Phototoxic reaction to topical chemical
  • Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
  • Pruritic dermatitis
  • Pruritus of oral soft tissues
  • Rosacea
  • Skin pigmentation
  • Solar pruritus
  • Suntan
  • Trichothiodystrophy
  • Ultraviolet-induced skin pigmentation - tanning

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L56.8 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L56.8 Right Arrow 692.79 Oth dermatitis solar rad

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
L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.0 Drug phototoxic response
L56.1 Drug photoallergic response
L56.2 Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
L56.3 Solar urticaria
L56.4 Polymorphous light eruption
L56.5 Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
L56.9 Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified


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