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L24

Non-billable

Irritant contact dermatitis

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Coding Guidance

L24 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: L00-L99 (Chapter 12)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L00-L99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • 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.-)

More Specific Codes (12)

L24.0Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergents→L24.1Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greases→L24.2Irritant contact dermatitis due to solvents→L24.3Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmetics→L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin→L24.5Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products→L24.6Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin→L24.7Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food→L24.8Irritant contact dermatitis due to other agents→L24.9Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified cause→L24.AIrritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids→L24.BIrritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula→