ICD-10-CM › L00-L99 › L20-L30 › L23 Allergic contact dermatitis › L23.8
L23.8
Allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from L23 Allergic contact dermatitis
Excludes1 - never coded here
- allergy NOS (T78.40)
- contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9)
- dermatitis NOS (L30.9)
Excludes2 - not included here
- dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
- dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
- diaper dermatitis (L22)
- eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
- irritant contact dermatitis (L24.-)
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
Inherited from the L20-L30 section Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
Excludes2 - not included here
- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
Note
- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| L23.0 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to metals | Valid |
| L23.1 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to adhesives | Valid |
| L23.2 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetics | Valid |
| L23.3 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin | Valid |
| L23.4 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to dyes | Valid |
| L23.5 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products | Valid |
| L23.6 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with the skin | Valid |
| L23.7 | Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants, except food | Valid |
| L23.9 | Allergic contact dermatitis, unspecified cause | Valid |