L20
Non-billableAtopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
L20-L30
Child Codes
3
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71)
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- AD - Atopic dermatitisC0011615
- ATODC0011615
- Allergic dermatitisC0011615
- Allergic eczemaC0011615
- Atopic DermatitisC0011615
- Atopic EczemaC0011615
- Atopic NeurodermatitisC0011615
- Atopic dermatitisC0011615
- Atopic dermatitis (disorder)C0011615
- Atopic dermatitis, chronicC0011615
- Atopic dermatitis, unspecifiedC0011615
- Atopic eczemaC0011615
- Atopic neurodermatitisC0011615
- Atopic neurodermatitis (disorder)C0011615
- Constitutional eczemaC0011615
- DERMATITIS, ATOPICC0011615
- Dermatitis allergicC0011615
- Dermatitis atopicC0011615
- Dermatitis, AtopicC0011615
- Disseminated NeurodermatitisC0011615
- Disseminated neurodermatitisC0011615
- ECZEMA, ATOPICC0011615
- Eczema allergicC0011615
- Eczema atopicC0011615
- Eczema, AtopicC0011615
- Neurodermatitis, AtopicC0011615
- Neurodermatitis, DisseminatedC0011615
- allergic dermatitisC0011615
- allergic eczemaC0011615
- atopic dermatitisC0011615
- atopic eczemaC0011615
- atopic neurodermatitisC0011615
- besnier's prurigoC0011615
- constitutional eczemaC0011615
- endogenous eczemaC0011615
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L20?
ICD-10-CM code L20 represents "Atopic dermatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is L20 a billable code?
No, L20 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under L20.
What chapter is L20 in?
L20 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What are the subcategories under L20?
L20 has 3 child codes, including: L20.0 (Besnier's prurigo), L20.8 (Other atopic dermatitis), L20.9 (Atopic dermatitis, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for L20?
L20 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0011615. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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