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L20.8

Non-billable

Other atopic dermatitis

Other 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

Parent Code

L20

Child Codes

5

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)
  • circumscribed neurodermatitis (L28.0)

Child Codes (5)

L20.81

Atopic neurodermatitis

BillableL20.82

Flexural eczema

BillableL20.83

Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema

BillableL20.84

Intrinsic (allergic) eczema

BillableL20.89

Other atopic dermatitis

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L20.8?

ICD-10-CM code L20.8 represents "Other atopic dermatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is L20.8 a billable code?

No, L20.8 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under L20.8.

What chapter is L20.8 in?

L20.8 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

What are the subcategories under L20.8?

L20.8 has 5 child codes, including: L20.81 (Atopic neurodermatitis), L20.82 (Flexural eczema), L20.83 (Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema), L20.84 (Intrinsic (allergic) eczema), and 1 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for L20.8?

L20.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494831. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.