L27.2
L27.2: Dermatitis due to ingested food
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L27.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dermatitis due to ingested food. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L27.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L27.2
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L27.2
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with L27.2
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
L27.2 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A57531Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A60360Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Food›allergy
- Allergy, allergic›milk protein›dermatitis
- Dermatitis›due to›cereal(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›coffee(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›fish(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›flour(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›food(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›fruit(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›meat(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›milk(ingested)
- Dermatitis›due to›ingestion, ingested substance›food
- Dermatitis›due to›internal agent›food
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.