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L55

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Sunburn

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
L55.0Sunburn of first degreeL55.1Sunburn of second degreeL55.2Sunburn of third degreeL55.9Sunburn, unspecified
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)
L55SunburnNot billable
L55.0Sunburn of first degreeBillable
L55.1Sunburn of second degreeBillable
L55.2Sunburn of third degreeBillable
L55.9Sunburn, unspecifiedBillable

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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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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