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L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

ICD-10-CM category L56 sits in Chapter 12 (Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, L00-L99). It contains 8 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Billable codes in L56

CodeDescription
L56.0Drug phototoxic response
L56.1Drug photoallergic response
L56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
L56.3Solar urticaria
L56.4Polymorphous light eruption
L56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

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