709.00 DYSCHROMIA, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 709.00

Short Description: Dyschromia, unspecified

Long Description: Dyschromia, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 709 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
        • 709.00 Dyschromia, unspecified

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 709.00 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Achroma, cutis 709.00
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • pigmentation 709.00
      • congenital 757.33
      • specified NEC 709.09
  • Dermatosis 709.9
    • pigmentary NEC 709.00
      • progressive 709.09
      • Schamberg's 709.09
      • Siemens-Bloch 757.33
  • Dyschromia 709.00
  • Hypopigmentation 709.00
    • eyelid 374.53
  • Lesion(s)
    • pigmented (skin) 709.00
  • Metal
    • pigmentation (skin) 709.00
  • Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid
  • Pigmentation (abnormal) 709.00
    • anomalies NEC 709.00
      • congenital 757.33
      • specified NEC 709.09
    • conjunctiva 372.55
    • cornea 371.10
      • anterior 371.11
      • posterior 371.13
      • stromal 371.12
    • lids (congenital) 757.33
      • acquired 374.52
    • limbus corneae 371.10
    • metals 709.00
    • optic papilla, congenital 743.57
    • retina (congenital) (grouped) (nevoid) 743.53
      • acquired 362.74
    • scrotum, congenital 757.33

Crosswalk Information

The code 709.00 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
709.00 Right Arrow L81.9 Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified
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
709.01 Vitiligo
709.09 Other dyschromia
709.1 Vascular disorders of skin
709.2 Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
709.3 Degenerative skin disorders
709.4 Foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue
709.8 Other specified disorders of skin
709.9 Unspecified disorder of skin and subcutaneous tissue


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