2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L81.8

Other specified disorders of pigmentation

ICD-10-CM Code:
L81.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified disorders of pigmentation
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)

L81.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified disorders of pigmentation. 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:

  • Acquired disorder of skin color
  • Acromelanosis
  • Addisonian pigmentation of palms
  • Amalgam tattoo
  • Amateur tattoo
  • Argyria of skin
  • Arsenic-induced rain-drop hypomelanosis
  • Arsenic-induced skin pigmentation
  • Buccal pigmentation due to Addison's disease
  • Carotene pigmentation of skin
  • Chlorpromazine pigmentation
  • Chrysoderma
  • Collier's stripes
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Complication of laser surgery
  • Crystal violet tattoo
  • Decorative tattoo
  • Dermatosis resulting from vascular insufficiency
  • Disorder of nail color
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Drug pigmentation
  • Endogenous non-melanin pigmentation
  • Endogenous non-melanin pigmentation
  • Erythromelanosis follicularis of face AND/OR neck
  • Exogenous ochronosis
  • Exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Familial progressive hyperpigmentation
  • Finding of appearance of hand
  • Finding of color of hand
  • Finding of palmar crease
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of lower limb due to varicose veins of lower limb
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of skin
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of skin due to venous insufficiency
  • Hyperpigmentation of left eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of left lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of right eyelid and periocular area
  • Hyperpigmentation of right lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of left eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of left lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of right eyelid and periocular area
  • Hypopigmentation of right lower eyelid and periocular area
  • Iatrogenic tattoo
  • Irregular outline of pigmented skin lesion
  • Labial melanin incontinence
  • Laser-induced dyspigmentation
  • Laser-induced hyperpigmentation
  • Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
  • Local exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Local exogenous pigmentation of oral soft tissue
  • Malarial pigment deposition
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Melanonychia
  • Melanosis of mucosa of body orifice
  • Mercury pigmentation of skin
  • Mixed color of pigmented skin lesion
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to drug
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to drug
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Occupational non-melanin pigmentation due to exogenous substance
  • Occupational tattoo
  • Occupational tattoo
  • Ochronosis due to hydroquinone
  • Oral pigmentary incontinence
  • Pigmentation due to topically applied medicament
  • Pigmentation disorder of lip
  • Pigmentation due to diet
  • Pigmentation due to exogenous pigment
  • Pigmentation of palmar creases
  • Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
  • Pigmented peribuccal erythrosis of Brocq
  • Pityriasis rotunda
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Professional tattoo
  • Pseudoatrophoderma colli
  • Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura
  • Schistosomal pigment deposition
  • Skin disease due to arsenic
  • Skin disease due to arsenic
  • Skin hypopigmented
  • Skin pigmentation
  • Skin pigmentation due to hemosiderosis
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Tattoo of skin of left cheek
  • Tattoo of skin of perioral region of face
  • Tattoo of skin of right cheek
  • Toxicoderma
  • Toxicoderma
  • X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder with systemic manifestation syndrome
  • Zosteriform reticulate hyperpigmentation

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Skin Pigmentation

    coloration of the skin.
  • Skin Pigmentation

    the color of the skin as determined by the amount of melanin present.
  • Skin Pigmentation Disorder|Pigmentation Disorders

    a disorder of the skin characterized by loss or reduction of the skin color. it is caused by loss of melanocytes or abnormalities in melanin production.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Iron pigmentation
  • Tattoo pigmentation

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 L81.8 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.