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L23.3 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin


The ICD 10 Code for Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin is listed as L23.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L23.3
Description: Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • Excludes2: dermatitis due to ingested drugs and medicaments (L27.0-L27.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
Parent L23 - Allergic contact dermatitis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 692.3 - Contact dermatitis and other eczema due to drugs and medicines in contact with skin (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L23.3:
L23.0 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to metals
L23.1 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to adhesives
L23.2 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetics
L23.4 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to dyes
L23.5 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
L23.6 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with the skin
L23.7 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants, except food
L23.8 - Allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents
L23.9 - Allergic contact dermatitis, unspecified cause