L56.8
BillableOth acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
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.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Photodermatitis22649008
- Photosensitivity dermatitis22649008
- Actinic cheilitis46795000
- Solar keratosis of lip46795000
- Photosensitivity90128006
- Photosensitivity of skin90128006
- Food-induced photosensitivity90386003
- Photosensitivity caused by food90386003
- Actinic prurigo201015007
- Familial actinic prurigo201015007
- Familial polymorphous light eruption of American Indians201015007
- Hereditary polymorphous light eruption of American Indians201015007
- Hutchinson's summer prurigo201015007
- Hydroa aestivale201015007
- Hydroa estivale201015007
- Summer prurigo of Hutchinson201015007
- Suntan238516007
- Photochemotherapy reaction238519000
- Actinic reaction238528004
- Skin pigmentation370172004
- Skin pigmented370172004
- Pigmentation of skin or mucosa373923006
- Acute phototoxic reaction402168004
- Phototoxic reaction caused by topical chemical402173005
- Phototoxic reaction to topical chemical402173005
- Phototoxic reaction caused by dye402174004
- Phototoxic reaction to dye402174004
- Solar pruritus402177006
- Photoaggravation of disorder402179009
- Familial actinic prurigo of lip403210001
- UV tanning of skin403219000
- Ultraviolet-induced skin pigmentation403219000
- Ultraviolet-induced skin pigmentation - tanning403219000
- Photoaggravated rosacea403365004
- PIBIDS syndrome, photosensitivity with IBIDS403781006
- Photosensitivity with ichthyosis, brittle hair, impaired intelligence, decreased fertility and short stature syndrome403781006
- Cutaneous photosensitivity and lethal colitis syndrome720820000
- Calderón González Cantu syndrome721007005
- Hair defect with photosensitivity and intellectual disability syndrome721007005
- Trichothiodystrophy723551003
- Occupational phototoxic reaction to skin contact with exogenous photoactive agent724873006
- Photodermatitis co-occurrent and due to autoimmune disease737249005
- Phototoxic reaction of skin caused by fragrance737250005
- Phototoxic reaction of skin caused by cosmetic737251009
- Ataxia, photosensitivity, short stature syndrome773769008
- Fenton Wilkinson Toselano syndrome773769008
- Itching of oral soft tissues1137376007
- Oral pruritus1137376007
- Pruritus of oral soft tissues1137376007
- Pruritic dermatitis1240421004
- Pruritus and inflammation of skin1240421004
- Photodistributed telangiectasia1254873008
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L56.8?
ICD-10-CM code L56.8 represents "Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L56.8 a billable code?
Yes, L56.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L56.8 in?
L56.8 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
Are additional codes required with L56.8?
Yes, when using L56.8 you should also code: code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32).
What SNOMED CT codes does L56.8 map to?
L56.8 maps to 30 SNOMED CT concepts: 46795000, 201015007, 238528004, 402168004, 773769008, and 25 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L56.8?
L56.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477497. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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