L24.B3

L24.B3: Irritant contact dermatitis related to fecal or urinary stoma or fistula

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L24.B3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for irritant contact dermatitis related to fecal or urinary stoma or fistula. 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.

Irritant contact dermatitis related to colostomy
Irritant contact dermatitis related to enterocutaneous fistula
Irritant contact dermatitis related to ileostomy

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L24.B3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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.B3

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

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.B3

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›related to›colostomy
Dermatitis›contact›irritant›related to›enterocutaneous fistula
Dermatitis›contact›irritant›related to›ileostomy
Dermatitis›contact›irritant›related to›stoma or fistula›fecal or urinary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.