L23.89
L23.89: Allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L23.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L23.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above L23.89
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L23.89
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on L23: Allergic contact dermatitis
Other codes that can never be billed with L23.89
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L23.89 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A57531Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A60360Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dermatitis›due to›specified agent NEC›allergic
- Dermatitis›contact›allergic›due to›specified agent NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.