L23.3

Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin

Billable / specific

L23.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

dermatitis due to ingested drugs and medicaments (L27.0-L27.1)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L23)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L23)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L23)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L23)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L23)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L23)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L23)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L23)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L23)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L23)
chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-) (from L23)
dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0) (from L23)
dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0) (from L23)
dry skin dermatitis (L85.3) (from L23)
factitial dermatitis (L98.1) (from L23)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0) (from L23)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) (from L23)
stasis dermatitis (I87.2) (from L23)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-) (from L23)
dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-) (from L23)
diaper dermatitis (L22) (from L23)
eczema of external ear (H60.5-) (from L23)
irritant contact dermatitis (L24.-) (from L23)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0) (from L23)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) (from L23)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)