ICD-10-CM category
L56: Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Codes under L56 (Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ✓ |
| L56.8 | Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation | ✓ |
| L56.9 | Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified | ✓ |
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