L24.6

Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin

Billable / specific

L24.6 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 food (L27.2)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L24)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L24)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L24)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L24)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L24)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L24)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L24)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L24)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L24)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L24)
chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-) (from L24)
dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0) (from L24)
dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0) (from L24)
dry skin dermatitis (L85.3) (from L24)
factitial dermatitis (L98.1) (from L24)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0) (from L24)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) (from L24)
stasis dermatitis (I87.2) (from L24)
allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-) (from L24)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-) (from L24)
dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-) (from L24)
diaper dermatitis (L22) (from L24)
eczema of external ear (H60.5-) (from L24)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0) (from L24)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) (from L24)

L24.0Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergentsBillable
L24.1Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greasesBillable
L24.2Irritant contact dermatitis due to solventsBillable
L24.3Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmeticsBillable
L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skinBillable
L24.5Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical productsBillable
L24.7Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except foodBillable
L24.8Irritant contact dermatitis due to other agentsHeader
L24.9Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified causeBillable
L24.AIrritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluidsHeader
L24.BIrritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistulaHeader