L27.1
BillableLoc skin eruption due to drugs and meds taken internally
Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally
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)
- adverse food reaction, except dermatitis (T78.0-T78.1)
- contact dermatitis (L23-L25)
- drug photoallergic response (L56.1)
- drug phototoxic response (L56.0)
- urticaria (L50.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Fixed drug eruption caused by phenolphthalein22583005
- FDE - Fixed drug eruption73692007
- Fixed drug eruption73692007
- Localised skin eruption caused by drug and medicament200893007
- Localised skin rash caused by drug and medicament200893007
- Localized skin eruption caused by drug and medicament200893007
- Localized skin rash caused by drug and medicament200893007
- Drug-induced eczema238990009
- Eczematous drug eruption238990009
- Acneiform drug eruption238995004
- Fixed drug reaction400072006
- Acneform eruptions402644006
- Acneiform eruption402644006
- Non-pigmenting fixed drug eruption403610006
- Localised eruption of skin724877007
- Localised rash724877007
- Localized eruption of skin724877007
- Localized rash724877007
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L27.1?
ICD-10-CM code L27.1 represents "Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L27.1 a billable code?
Yes, L27.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L27.1 in?
L27.1 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L27.1?
L27.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: allergy NOS (T78.40).
Are additional codes required with L27.1?
Yes, when using L27.1 you should also code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
What SNOMED CT codes does L27.1 map to?
L27.1 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 402644006, 238995004, 238990009, 73692007, 22583005, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L27.1?
L27.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2888174. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
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.