L23.5

Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · L23.5
Synonyms

Allergic contact dermatitis due to cement Allergic contact dermatitis due to insecticide Allergic contact dermatitis due to plastic Allergic contact dermatitis due to rubber

Inherited from L23Allergic contact dermatitis
Excludes 1

allergy NOS (T78.40) contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9) dermatitis NOS (L30.9)

Excludes 2

dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-) dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-) diaper dermatitis (L22) eczema of external ear (H60.5-) irritant contact dermatitis (L24.-) perioral dermatitis (L71.0) radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

Inherited from L20-L30Dermatitis and eczema
Excludes 2

chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-) dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0) dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0) dry skin dermatitis (L85.3) factitial dermatitis (L98.1) perioral dermatitis (L71.0) radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) stasis dermatitis (I87.2)

Note

In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.

Inherited from chapter 12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes 2

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.-)

Official Guidelines for L23.5

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