L27.1
L27.1: Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L27.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L27.1
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L27.1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with L27.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- T78.4Other and unspecified allergy
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L27.1 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A60360Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60363Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60364Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Erythrodysesthesia, palmar plantar(PPE)
- Hand-foot syndrome
- Syndrome›hand-foot
- Eruption›drug›fixed
- Eruption›drug›localized
- Dermatitis›due to›drugs and medicaments›localized skin eruption
- Eruption›skin›due to inoculation/vaccination›localized
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.