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L55-L59

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankblock
Official Description

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

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 5 non-billable)
L55Sunburnhas subcodesL56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationhas subcodesL57Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationhas subcodesL58Radiodermatitishas subcodesL59Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationhas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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

BillableHas subcodes
CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L55-L59Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)Not billable
L55SunburnSubcodes
L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationSubcodes
L57Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationSubcodes
L58RadiodermatitisSubcodes
L59Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L55-L59:

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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