L81.6
BillableOther disorders of diminished melanin formation
Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
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
- Achromia of skin23267004
- Depigmentation of skin23267004
- Skin depigmented23267004
- Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change95348005
- Localised hereditary amyloidosis237869003
- Localized hereditary amyloidosis237869003
- Organ limited hereditary amyloidosis237869003
- Poikilodermal cutaneous amyloid237872005
- Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma238834002
- Weary-Kindler syndrome238834002
- Hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Weary238835001
- Acquired poikiloderma238839007
- Drug-induced hypomelanosis238999005
- Symmetrical progressive leucopathy239083007
- Cutaneous onchocerciasis240836004
- Onchodermatitis240836004
- LS - Leopard skin240839006
- Leopard skin240839006
- Onchocercal depigmentation240839006
- Tendon contracture274141009
- Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation277787003
- Chemical leukoderma280962005
- Chemically-induced hypomelanosis280962005
- Complication of cryotherapy procedure363010000
- Neoplastic sequelae of disorders363232002
- Acquired hypomelanosis398656003
- Acquired hypomelanotic disorder398656003
- Poikiloderma due to lichen planus402352002
- Hypomelanosis in sarcoidosis402373002
- Hypomelanotic sarcoidosis402373002
- Hypomelanosis due to scarring402622001
- Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm402623006
- Poikiloderma402685001
- Complication of laser surgery402759009
- Dermatosis caused by therapeutic ionising irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis caused by therapeutic ionizing irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis due to therapeutic ionising irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis due to therapeutic ionizing irradiation402761000
- Disorder of skin due to radiation therapy402761000
- Disorder of skin due to radiotherapy402761000
- Circumscribed hypomelanosis402807009
- Post-infective hypomelanosis403272001
- Hypomelanosis surrounding malignant melanoma403274000
- Alezzandrini syndrome403275004
- Acquired hypomelanosis of uncertain aetiology403276003
- Acquired hypomelanosis of uncertain etiology403276003
- Acquired idiopathic hypomelanosis403276003
- Poikiloderma caused by cold injury403405003
- Poikiloderma due to heat of infrared radiation therapy403406002
- Poikiloderma due to infra-red radiation therapy403406002
- Poikiloderma caused by photodynamic agent403407006
- Poikiloderma due to connective tissue disease403408001
- Lupus erythematosus-associated poikiloderma403512005
- Poikiloderma due to lupus erythematosus403512005
- Poikiloderma due to scleroderma403519001
- Poikiloscleroderma403519001
- Scleroderma-associated poikiloderma403519001
- Depigmentation due to cryotherapy403692004
- Hypomelanosis due to cryotherapy403692004
- Laser-induced dyspigmentation403697005
- Hypomelanosis due to laser403698000
- Laser-induced hypopigmentation403698000
- Poikiloderma caused by ionising radiation403723007
- Poikiloderma caused by ionizing radiation403723007
- Poikilodermatous cutaneous T-cell lymphoma404108003
- Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides404108003
- Hypomelanotic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma404110001
- Hypomelanotic mycosis fungoides404110001
- Complication due to and following cosmetic surgery724867005
- Complication following cosmetic procedure724867005
- Hereditary fibrosing poikiloderma, tendon contractures, myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis syndrome771306007
- POIKTMP (poikiloderma, tendon contractures, myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis) syndrome771306007
- POIKTMP syndrome771306007
- Poikiloderma with neutropenia772126000
- Poikiloderma with neutropenia Clericuzio type772126000
- Macule of skin829994007
- Disorder of pigmentation of skin following cosmetic surgery1251385007
- Disorder of skin pigmentation following cosmetic surgery1251385007
- Poikiloderma caused by ionising radiation and following radiotherapy1254868002
- Poikiloderma caused by ionizing radiation and following radiotherapy1254868002
- Poikiloderma due to and following radiotherapy1254868002
- Post-radiotherapy poikiloderma1254868002
- Depigmentation of skin due to and following cosmetic surgery1254910002
- Hypomelanosis of skin as a complication of cosmetic procedure1254910002
- PMH - progressive macular hypomelanosis754012901000119107
- Progressive macular hypomelanosis754012901000119107
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L81.6?
ICD-10-CM code L81.6 represents "Other disorders of diminished melanin formation". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L81.6 a billable code?
Yes, L81.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L81.6 in?
L81.6 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L81.6?
L81.6 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 L81.6 map to?
L81.6 maps to 49 SNOMED CT concepts: 23267004, 398656003, 403276003, 238839007, 403275004, and 44 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L81.6?
L81.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477517. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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