All ICD10 Codes

L56

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Use a more specific code (8 billable)
L56.0Drug phototoxic responseL56.1Drug photoallergic responseL56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]L56.3Solar urticariaL56.4Polymorphous light eruptionL56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationL56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, 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.-)

Instructional Notes

Use Additional Code
  • code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32)

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)
L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationNot billable
L56.0Drug phototoxic responseBillable
L56.1Drug photoallergic responseBillable
L56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]Billable
L56.3Solar urticariaBillable
L56.4Polymorphous light eruptionBillable
L56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)Billable
L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationBillable
L56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L56:

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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