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Diagnosis Code

L56.9 ACUTE SKIN CHANGE DUE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L56.9

Short Description: Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Long Description: Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

The code L56.9 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)
        • L56.9 Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute effect of ultraviolet radiation on normal skin
  • Ultraviolet-induced change in normal skin

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L56.9 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
L56.9 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)
L56.8 Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

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

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