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L56

Non-billable

Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

L55-L59

Child Codes

8

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.-)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32)

Child Codes (8)

L56.0

Drug phototoxic response

BillableL56.1

Drug photoallergic response

BillableL56.2

Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]

BillableL56.3

Solar urticaria

BillableL56.4

Polymorphous light eruption

BillableL56.5

Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)

BillableL56.8

Oth acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

BillableL56.9

Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L56?

ICD-10-CM code L56 represents "Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is L56 a billable code?

No, L56 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under L56.

What chapter is L56 in?

L56 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

What are the subcategories under L56?

L56 has 8 child codes, including: L56.0 (Drug phototoxic response), L56.1 (Drug photoallergic response), L56.2 (Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]), L56.3 (Solar urticaria), and 4 more.

Are additional codes required with L56?

Yes, when using L56 you should also code: code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32).

What are the UMLS CUIs for L56?

L56 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0451911. 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.