L59.8

Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation

Billable / specific

L59.8 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 L59)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L59)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L59)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L59)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L59)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L59)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L59)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L59)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L59)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L59)

Also known as

  • Cheilitis, actinic, other than from sun
  • Dermatitis, actinic, other than from sun
  • Dermatitis, due to infrared rays
  • Dermatitis, due to lightNEC, other
  • Dermatitis, due to radiation
  • Effect, adverse, infraredNOS, dermatitis or eczema
  • Photodermatitis, light other than sun
  • Photosensitivity, photosensitizationskin, light other than sun
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, due to radiation NEC

Parent code

  • L59Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiationHeader

Related codes

  • L59.0Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne]Billable
  • L59.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation, unspecifiedBillable

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