All ICD10 Codes

L57

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation

Use a more specific code (8 billable)
L57.0Actinic keratosisL57.1Actinic reticuloidL57.2Cutis rhomboidalis nuchaeL57.3Poikiloderma of CivatteL57.4Cutis laxa senilisL57.5Actinic granulomaL57.8Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationL57.9Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing 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), or other nonionizing radiation (W90)

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)
L57Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationNot billable
L57.0Actinic keratosisBillable
L57.1Actinic reticuloidBillable
L57.2Cutis rhomboidalis nuchaeBillable
L57.3Poikiloderma of CivatteBillable
L57.4Cutis laxa senilisBillable
L57.5Actinic granulomaBillable
L57.8Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationBillable
L57.9Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L57:

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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