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L59.8
Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Erythroderma
- Exanthem, exanthema
- Disorder > erythematous
- Effect, adverse > radiation NOS > dermatitis or eczema
- Dermatitis > due to > radiation
- Dermatitis > due to > infrared rays
- Photodermatitis > light other than sun
- Dermatitis > due to > light NEC > other
- Cheilitis > actinic > other than from sun
- Dermatitis > actinic > other than from sun
- Effect, adverse > infrared NOS > dermatitis or eczema
- Photosensitivity, photosensitization skin > light other than sun
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > due to > radiation NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| L59.0 | Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne] | Valid |
| L59.9 | Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation, unspecified | Valid |