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L56.8 - Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation is listed as L56.8.
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: L56.8
Description: Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
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 Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
Parent L56 - Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 692.79 - Other dermatitis due to solar radiation (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L56.8:
L56.0 - Drug phototoxic response
L56.1 - Drug photoallergic response
L56.2 - Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
L56.3 - Solar urticaria
L56.4 - Polymorphous light eruption
L56.5 - Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
L56.9 - Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified