L25.9
L25.9: Unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L25.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L25.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Contact dermatitis (occupational) NOS
- Contact eczema (occupational) NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L25.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L25.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with L25.9
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
L25.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A57531Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60375Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dermatitis›contact(occupational)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under L25
- L25.0Unspecified contact dermatitis due to cosmetics
- L25.1Unspecified contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
- L25.2Unspecified contact dermatitis due to dyes
- L25.3Unspecified contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
- L25.4Unspecified contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin
- L25.5Unspecified contact dermatitis due to plants, except food
- L25.8Unspecified contact dermatitis due to other agents