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L57

Non-billable

Skin changes due to chronic expsr to nonionizing radiation

Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing 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), or other nonionizing radiation (W90)

Child Codes (8)

L57.0

Actinic keratosis

BillableL57.1

Actinic reticuloid

BillableL57.2

Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae

BillableL57.3

Poikiloderma of Civatte

BillableL57.4

Cutis laxa senilis

BillableL57.5

Actinic granuloma

BillableL57.8

Oth skin changes due to chr expsr to nonionizing radiation

BillableL57.9

Skin changes due to chr expsr to nonionizing radiation, unsp

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L57?

ICD-10-CM code L57 represents "Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is L57 a billable code?

No, L57 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 L57.

What chapter is L57 in?

L57 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

What are the subcategories under L57?

L57 has 8 child codes, including: L57.0 (Actinic keratosis), L57.1 (Actinic reticuloid), L57.2 (Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae), L57.3 (Poikiloderma of Civatte), and 4 more.

Are additional codes required with L57?

Yes, when using L57 you should also code: code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89), or other nonionizing radiation (W90).

What are the UMLS CUIs for L57?

L57 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0451912. 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.