Other disorders of pigmentation
Non-billable header
L81 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
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.-)
- nevus - see Alphabetical Index
More specific codes L81
- L81.0Postinflammatory hyperpigmentationBillable
- L81.1ChloasmaBillable
- L81.2FrecklesBillable
- L81.3Cafe au lait spotsBillable
- L81.4Other melanin hyperpigmentationBillable
- L81.5Leukoderma, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- L81.6Other disorders of diminished melanin formationBillable
- L81.7Pigmented purpuric dermatosisBillable
- L81.8Other specified disorders of pigmentationBillable
- L81.9Disorder of pigmentation, unspecifiedBillable
Related codes
- L80VitiligoBillable
- L82Seborrheic keratosisHeader
- L83Acanthosis nigricansBillable
- L84Corns and callositiesBillable
- L85Other epidermal thickeningHeader
- L86Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- L87Transepidermal elimination disordersHeader
- L88Pyoderma gangrenosumBillable
- L89Pressure ulcerHeader
- L90Atrophic disorders of skinHeader
- L91Hypertrophic disorders of skinHeader
- L92Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissueHeader
- L93Lupus erythematosusHeader
- L94Other localized connective tissue disordersHeader
- L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- L97Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- L99Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhereBillable