L81.6
L81.6: Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L81.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of diminished melanin formation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L81.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above L81.6
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L81.6
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on L81: Other disorders of pigmentation
- nevus - see Alphabetical Index
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Poikiloderma
- Pigmentation›diminished melanin formation NEC
- Disorder›pigmentation›diminished melanin formation
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.