Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

Excludes 2:
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
viral warts (B07.-)

Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

L55 Sunburn [+]
L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation [+]
Use additional code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32)
L57 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation [+]
Use additional code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89), or other nonionizing radiation (W90)
L58 Radiodermatitis [+]
Use additional code to identify the source of the radiation (W88, W90)
L59 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation [+]

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