L81.1
BillableChloasma
Chloasma
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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.-)
- nevus - see Alphabetical Index
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chloasma36209000
- Melasma36209000
- Idiopathic chloasma79840007
- Drug-induced pigmentation110284009
- Drug induced abnormal pigmentation of skin110990003
- Drug pigmentation110990003
- Chloasma gravidarum111208003
- Chloasma of pregnancy111208003
- Mask of pregnancy111208003
- Melasma gravidarum111208003
- Melasma of pregnancy111208003
- Pregnancy mask111208003
- Chloasma bronzinum201274009
- Chloasma cachecticorum201275005
- Chloasma caloricum201276006
- Chloasma hepaticum201277002
- Chloasma toxicum201278007
- Chloasma traumaticum201279004
- Drug-induced hypermelanosis238998002
- Drug-induced melasma280955001
- Hypermelanosis of undetermined aetiology403260007
- Hypermelanosis of undetermined etiology403260007
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L81.1?
ICD-10-CM code L81.1 represents "Chloasma". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L81.1 a billable code?
Yes, L81.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L81.1 in?
L81.1 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L81.1?
L81.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birthmark NOS (Q82.5); Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (Q85.89).
What SNOMED CT codes does L81.1 map to?
L81.1 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 36209000, 201274009, 201275005, 201276006, 111208003, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L81.1?
L81.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0025218. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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