L55

Non-Billable

ChapterL00–L99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Sunburn

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.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

L55-L59Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

L55Sunburn

L55.0Sunburn of first degree

L55.1Sunburn of second degree

L55.2Sunburn of third degree

L55.9Sunburn, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L55:

chapterCH12

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

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to L55. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

6 raw paths

Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation)1 unique routes

solare→L55

Heat (effects)1 unique routes

burn→L55

Sunburn4 unique routes

Direct index entry→L55

first degree→L55

second degree→L55

third degree→L55

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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