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L55

L55: Sunburn

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L55 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for sunburn. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with L55

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

  • K13.0Diseases of lips
  • T66Radiation sickness, unspecified
  • T66.XXXARadiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
  • T66.XXXDRadiation sickness, unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • T66.XXXSRadiation sickness, unspecified, sequela
  • T67Effects of heat and light

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead L55

4 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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