Irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2022 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

L24.B0 Irritant contact dermatitis related to unspecified stoma or fistula
L24.B1 Irritant contact dermatitis related to digestive stoma or fistula
L24.B2 Irritant contact dermatitis related to respiratory stoma or fistula
L24.B3 Irritant contact dermatitis related to fecal or urinary stoma or fistula

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.

FY2022 Added to the code set Irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula

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 L24 Irritant contact dermatitis

Excludes1 - never coded here

allergy NOS (T78.40)
contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9)
dermatitis NOS (L30.9)

Excludes2 - not included here

allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
diaper dermatitis (L22)
eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
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
L24.0	Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergents	Valid
L24.1	Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greases	Valid
L24.2	Irritant contact dermatitis due to solvents	Valid
L24.3	Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmetics	Valid
L24.4	Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin	Valid
L24.5	Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products	Valid
L24.6	Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin	Valid
L24.7	Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food	Valid
L24.8	Irritant contact dermatitis due to other agents	Not billable
L24.9	Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified cause	Valid
L24.A	Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids	Not billable