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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L81.6

Other disorders of diminished melanin formation

ICD-10-CM Code:
L81.6
ICD-10 Code for:
Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    (L00–L99)
    • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
      (L80-L99)
      • Other disorders of pigmentation
        (L81)

L81.6 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other disorders of diminished melanin formation. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Achromia of skin
  • Achromia of skin
  • Achromia of skin
  • Acquired hypomelanosis of uncertain etiology
  • Acquired hypomelanotic disorder
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Alezzandrini syndrome
  • Chemically-induced hypomelanosis
  • Circumscribed hypomelanosis
  • Complication due to and following cosmetic surgery
  • Complication of cryotherapy procedure
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Cutaneous complication of systemic sclerosis
  • Disorder of pigmentation of skin following cosmetic surgery
  • Drug-induced hypomelanosis
  • Hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Weary
  • Hereditary fibrosing poikiloderma, tendon contractures, myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis syndrome
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma
  • Hypomelanosis due to cryotherapy
  • Hypomelanosis due to scarring
  • Hypomelanosis of skin as a complication of cosmetic procedure
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding malignant melanoma
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm
  • Hypomelanotic mycosis fungoides
  • Hypomelanotic sarcoidosis
  • Laser-induced dyspigmentation
  • Laser-induced hypopigmentation
  • Localized hereditary amyloidosis
  • Lupus erythematosus-associated poikiloderma
  • Macule of skin
  • Neoplastic sequelae of disorders
  • Onchocercal depigmentation
  • Onchodermatitis
  • Poikiloderma
  • Poikiloderma due to cold injury
  • Poikiloderma due to connective tissue disease
  • Poikiloderma due to heat of infra-red radiation
  • Poikiloderma due to ionizing radiation
  • Poikiloderma due to lichen planus
  • Poikiloderma due to photodynamic agent
  • Poikiloderma with neutropenia
  • Poikilodermal cutaneous amyloid
  • Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides
  • Post-infective hypomelanosis
  • Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
  • Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Post-radiotherapy poikiloderma
  • Progressive macular hypomelanosis
  • Scleroderma-associated poikiloderma
  • Secondary anetoderma
  • Secondary anetoderma
  • Symmetrical progressive leucopathy
  • Tendon contracture

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Parapsoriasis Lichenoides|Parapsoriasis Variegata|Poikiloderma Atrophicans Vasculare|Poikilodermic Parapsoriasis|Retiform Parapsoriasis

    a rare condition that stimulated chronic radiodermatitis. it is considered a variant of mycosis fungoides.

  • Poikiloderma

    a localized skin condition commonly associated with sun exposure that is characterized by variegated discoloration, telangiectasia and atrophy.

  • Poikiloderma with Neutropenia|PN

    an autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation(s) in the usb1 gene, encoding u6 snrna phosphodiesterase. it is characterized by poikiloderma and chronic noncyclic neutropenia.

  • U6 snRNA Phosphodiesterase|EC:3.1.4.-|Mutated In Poikiloderma with Neutropenia Protein 1|U6 Small Nuclear RNA Biogenesis Phosphodiesterase 1|U6 snRNA Biogenesis Phosphodiesterase 1|UPF0406 Protein C16orf57|USB1|hUsb1

    u6 snrna phosphodiesterase (265 aa, ~30 kda) is encoded by the human usb1 gene. this protein is involved in trimming the poly(u) tract from the pre-u6 snrna molecule.

  • USB1 wt Allele|C16orf57|Chromosome 16 Open Reading Frame 57 Gene|FLJ13154|HVSL Motif Containing 1 Gene|HVSL1|Mpn1|PN|Poikiloderma with Neutropenia Gene|Poikiloderma with Neutropenia Protein 1 Gene|Putative U6 snRNA Phosphodiesterase Gene|U Six Biogenesis 1 Gene|U6 snRNA Biogenesis 1 Gene|U6 snRNA Biogenesis Phosphodiesterase 1 wt Allele|hUsb1

    human usb1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16q21 and is approximately 22 kb in length. this allele, which encodes u6 snrna phosphodiesterase protein, plays a role in the maturation of u6 snrna. mutations in the gene are associated with poikiloderma with neutropenia.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert L81.6 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 709.09 - Other dyschromia
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Skin Pigmentation Disorders

Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of your skin. Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders affect just patches of skin. Others affect your entire body.

If your body makes too much melanin, your skin gets darker. Pregnancy, Addison's disease, and sun exposure all can make your skin darker. If your body makes too little melanin, your skin gets lighter. Vitiligo is a condition that causes patches of light skin. Albinism is a genetic condition affecting a person's skin. A person with albinism may have no color, lighter than normal skin color, or patchy missing skin color. Infections, blisters and burns can also cause lighter skin.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.