Block · Chapter 12
L20-L30 Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
Block L20-L30 groups 11 categories with 74 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- L20-L30 Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 11
- Billable codes
- 74
- CC codes
- 0
- MCC codes
- 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in L20-L30
Index main terms
- Dermatitis (eczematous) → L20, L21, L22, L23, L24, L25, L26, L27, L28, L30 (175 entries)
- Eczema (acute) (chronic) (erythematous) (fissum) (rubrum) (squamous) → L20, L21, L28, L30 (12 entries)
- Pruritus, pruritic (essential) → L29 (10 entries)
- Pityriasis (capitis) → L21, L26, L30 (8 entries)
- Eruption → L22, L27, L28 (7 entries)
- Seborrhea, seborrheic → L21 (7 entries)
- Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation) → L22, L24, L30 (5 entries)
- Itch, itching → L23, L24, L29 (4 entries)
- Neurodermatitis (circumscribed) (circumscripta) (local) → L20, L28 (4 entries)
- Rash (toxic) → L22, L25, L27 (4 entries)
- Lichen → L28 (3 entries)
- Prurigo (ferox) (gravis) (Hebrae) (Hebra's) (mitis) (simplex) → L20, L28 (3 entries)
- Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) → L23, L27 (2 entries)
- Disease, diseased → L28 (2 entries)
- Exudate → L24 (2 entries)
+39 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.
Block instructions
Notes
- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Excludes2
- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-) D71
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0) L08.0
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0) L13.0
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3) L85.3
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1) L98.1
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0) L71.0
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) L55 L59
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2) I87.2
Notes that also apply
Chapter 12 instructions (Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 12 page.