L24
Non-billableIrritant contact dermatitis
Irritant contact 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
12
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
- allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
- dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
- dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
- diaper dermatitis (L22)
- eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
Child Codes (12)
L24.0Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergents
L24.1Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greases
L24.2Irritant contact dermatitis due to solvents
L24.3Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmetics
L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact w skin
L24.5Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
L24.6Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin
L24.7Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food
L24.8Irritant contact dermatitis due to other agents
L24.9Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
L24.AIrritant cntct derm d/t friction or cntct with body fluids
L24.BIrritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Dermatitides, IrritantC0162823
- Dermatitides, Primary IrritantC0162823
- Dermatitis irritant contactC0162823
- Dermatitis, IrritantC0162823
- Dermatitis, Primary IrritantC0162823
- ICD - Irritant contact dermatitisC0162823
- Irritant Contact DermatitisC0162823
- Irritant DermatitidesC0162823
- Irritant Dermatitides, PrimaryC0162823
- Irritant DermatitisC0162823
- Irritant Dermatitis, PrimaryC0162823
- Irritant contact dermatitisC0162823
- Irritant contact dermatitis (disorder)C0162823
- Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified causeC0162823
- Non-allergic contact dermatitisC0162823
- Primary Irritant DermatitidesC0162823
- Primary Irritant DermatitisC0162823
- Primary irritant dermatitisC0162823
- dermatitis contact irritantC0162823
- dermatitis irritantsC0162823
- irritant contact dermatitisC0162823
- irritant dermatitisC0162823
- primary irritant dermatitisC0162823
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L24?
ICD-10-CM code L24 represents "Irritant contact dermatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is L24 a billable code?
No, L24 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 12 child codes under L24.
What chapter is L24 in?
L24 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L24?
L24 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: allergy NOS (T78.40); contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9); dermatitis NOS (L30.9).
What are the subcategories under L24?
L24 has 12 child codes, including: L24.0 (Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergents), L24.1 (Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greases), L24.2 (Irritant contact dermatitis due to solvents), L24.3 (Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmetics), and 8 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L24?
L24 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0162823. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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