2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L57Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
L57 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as L57.0, L57.1, L57.2, and L57.3.
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Code Classification
Specific Coding for Skin changes due to chronic expsr to nonionizing radiationOverview
Non-specific codes like L57 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
Use L57.0 for Actinic keratosis
Use L57.1 for Actinic reticuloid
Use L57.2 for Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae
Use L57.3 for Poikiloderma of Civatte
Use L57.4 for Cutis laxa senilis
Use L57.5 for Actinic granuloma
Use L57.8 for Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
Use L57.9 for Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecified
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L57: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 12. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- 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.-)
Use Additional Code
Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name L57, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 3
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming L57: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 7
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming L57: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Patient EducationClinical
Sun Exposure
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are an invisible form of radiation. They can pass through your skin and damage your skin cells. Sunburns are a sign of skin damage. Suntans aren't healthy, either. They appear after the sun's rays have already killed some cells and damaged others.
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About L57Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation?
L57 is the ICD-10-CM category for skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.
Is L57 a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation need a more specific code from this category, such as L57.0, L57.1, and L57.2.
