L56.0

Drug phototoxic response

Billable / specific

L56.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L56)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L56)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L56)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L56)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L56)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L56)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L56)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L56)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L56)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L56)

Use additional code

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)
  • code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32) (from L56)

Also known as

  • Reaction, drug NEC, phototoxic
  • Response, phototoxic

Parent code

  • L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationHeader

Related codes

  • L56.1Drug photoallergic responseBillable
  • L56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]Billable
  • L56.3Solar urticariaBillable
  • L56.4Polymorphous light eruptionBillable
  • L56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)Billable
  • L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiationBillable
  • L56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecifiedBillable

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