Category · FY2027

L59 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation

L59 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

Where it sits

L59.0
Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne]
Billable
L59.8
Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation
Billable
L59.9
Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation, unspecified
Billable

Chapter 12 instructions (Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 12 page.

Dermatitis (eczematous)ab igne → L59.0
Dermatitis (eczematous)calorica → L59.0
Dermatitis (eczematous)combustionis → L59.0
Dermatitis (eczematous)heat → L59.0
Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation)ab igne → L59.0
Heat (effects)dermatitis or eczema → L59.0
Photodermatitis (sun)light other than sun → L59.8
Photosensitivity, photosensitization (sun) skinlight other than sun → L59.8
Cheilitis (acute) (angular) (catarrhal) (chronic) (exfoliative) (gangrenous) (glandular) (infectional) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (vesicular)actinic (due to sun)other than from sun → L59.8
Dermatitis (eczematous)actinic (due to sun)other than from sun → L59.8
Dermatitis (eczematous)due toinfrared rays → L59.8
Dermatitis (eczematous)due toradiation → L59.8
Effect, adverseinfrared (radiation) (rays) NOSdermatitis or eczema → L59.8
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativedue toradiation NEC → L59.8
Effect, adverseradiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOSskin → L59.9
Dermatitis (eczematous)due tohotweather or places → L59.0
Dermatitis (eczematous)due tolight (sun) NECother → L59.8