L20.81

L20.81: Atopic neurodermatitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L20.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atopic neurodermatitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Diffuse neurodermatitis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L20.81

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on L20.8: Other atopic dermatitis

circumscribed neurodermatitis (L28.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

L20.81 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
A56844Billing and Coding: RAST Type Tests
A57043Billing and Coding: RAST Type Tests
A57531Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Neurodermatitis›atopic
Neurodermatitis›diffuse(Brocq)
Neurodermatitis›disseminated

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.