L20-L30

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
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Official Description

Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)

Metadata & Insights
  • 2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

CH12 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L20-L30Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
L20Atopic dermatitis
L21Seborrheic dermatitis
L22Diaper dermatitis
L23Allergic contact dermatitis
L24Irritant contact dermatitis
L25Unspecified contact dermatitis
L26Exfoliative dermatitis
L27Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
L28Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigo
L29Pruritus
L30Other and unspecified dermatitis

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L20-L30:

chapterCH12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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