L24.A2

L24.A2: Irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L24.A2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L24.A2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

diaper dermatitis (L22)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L24.A2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on L24.A: Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids

irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula (L24.B-)

Written on L24: Irritant contact dermatitis

allergy NOS (T78.40)
contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9)
dermatitis NOS (L30.9)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L24.A2

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

Written on L24.A: Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids

erythema intertrigo (L30.4)

Written on L24: Irritant contact dermatitis

allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
diaper dermatitis (L22)
eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

Other codes that can never be billed with L24.A2

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

L25Unspecified contact dermatitis

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Dermatitis›contact›irritant›due to›body fluids›feces
Dermatitis›contact›irritant›due to›body fluids›incontinence(dual) (fecal) (urinary)
Dermatitis›contact›irritant›due to›body fluids›urine

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.