Diaper dermatitis
Billable / specific
L22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- Note: In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Applicable to
- Diaper erythema
- Diaper rash
- Psoriasiform diaper rash
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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.-)
- 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)
Also known as
- Diaper erythema
- Diaper rash
- Psoriasiform diaper rash
- Dermatitis, ammonia
- Dermatitis, diaper
- Dermatitis, Jacquet's
- Dermatitis, napkin
- Eruption, napkin
- Erythema, erythematous, diaper
- Erythema, erythematous, gluteal
- Erythema, erythematous, napkin
- Jacquet's dermatitis
- Napkin rash
- Rash, diaper
- Rash, napkin
Related codes
- L20Atopic dermatitisHeader
- L21Seborrheic dermatitisHeader
- L23Allergic contact dermatitisHeader
- L24Irritant contact dermatitisHeader
- L25Unspecified contact dermatitisHeader
- L26Exfoliative dermatitisBillable
- L27Dermatitis due to substances taken internallyHeader
- L28Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigoHeader
- L29PruritusHeader
- L30Other and unspecified dermatitisHeader