L56.8
L56.8: Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L56.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L56.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L56.8 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- A60360Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
- A60363Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Photodermatitis(sun)
- Photosensitivity, photosensitization skin(sun)
- Cheilitis›actinic(due to sun)
- Photodermatitis›due to drug
- Dermatitis›ultraviolet›acute
- Sunburn›due to›tanning bed(acute)
- Sunburn›due to›ultraviolet radiation(acute)
- Change›skin›acute, due to ultraviolet radiation›specified NEC
- Dermatitis›due to›light NEC›acute
- Dermatitis›due to›sunshine NEC›acute
- Dermatitis›due to›ultraviolet rays›acute
- Effect, adverse›ultraviolet NOS›dermatitis or eczema›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.