About Section L55-L59

Section L55-L59 covers Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue within Chapter 12 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List. This section includes diagnosis codes ranging from L55 to L59. Each code below includes its description, billable status, and links to detailed coding guidelines.

Diagnosis Codes 31 entries

L55SunburnNon-Billable›L55.0Sunburn of first degreeBillable›L55.1Sunburn of second degreeBillable›L55.2Sunburn of third degreeBillable›L55.9Sunburn, unspecifiedBillable›L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationNon-Billable›L56.0Drug phototoxic responseBillable›L56.1Drug photoallergic responseBillable›L56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]Billable›L56.3Solar urticariaBillable›L56.4Polymorphous light eruptionBillable›L56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)Billable›L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationBillable›L56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecifiedBillable›L57Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationNon-Billable›L57.0Actinic keratosisBillable›L57.1Actinic reticuloidBillable›L57.2Cutis rhomboidalis nuchaeBillable›L57.3Poikiloderma of CivatteBillable›L57.4Cutis laxa senilisBillable›L57.5Actinic granulomaBillable›L57.8Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationBillable›L57.9Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecifiedBillable›L58RadiodermatitisNon-Billable›L58.0Acute radiodermatitisBillable›L58.1Chronic radiodermatitisBillable›L58.9Radiodermatitis, unspecifiedBillable›L59Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationNon-Billable›L59.0Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne]Billable›L59.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationBillable›L59.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation, unspecifiedBillable›