L57.0

Billable

Actinic keratosis

Actinic keratosis

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

L55-L59

Parent Code

L57

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Keratosis NOS
  • Senile keratosis
  • Solar keratosis

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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L57.0?

ICD-10-CM code L57.0 represents "Actinic keratosis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is L57.0 a billable code?

Yes, L57.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is L57.0 in?

L57.0 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

Are additional codes required with L57.0?

Yes, when using L57.0 you should also code: code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89), or other nonionizing radiation (W90).

What SNOMED CT codes does L57.0 map to?

L57.0 maps to 40 SNOMED CT concepts: 201101007, 403199007, 418686001, 403710000, 403200005, and 35 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for L57.0?

L57.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0022602. 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.