L57.0

Actinic keratosis

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 · L57.0

Synonyms

Keratosis NOS Senile keratosis Solar keratosis

Inherited from L57Skin changes due to chronic expsr to nonionizing radiation

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code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89), or other nonionizing radiation (W90)

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 L57.0

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I.C.12Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Subsections

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