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L81.6 - Other disorders of diminished melanin formation


The ICD 10 Code for Other disorders of diminished melanin formation is listed as L81.6.
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: L81.6
Description: Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
795 - Normal Newborn
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Parent L81 - Other disorders of pigmentation
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 709.09 - Other dyschromia (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L81.6:
L81.0 - Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
L81.1 - Chloasma
L81.2 - Freckles
L81.3 - Caf
L81.4 - Other melanin hyperpigmentation
L81.5 - Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified
L81.7 - Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
L81.8 - Other specified disorders of pigmentation
L81.9 - Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified