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L24.4

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Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Skin irritation caused by medications or drugs applied to or in contact with the skin, causing direct chemical damage.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific medication or drug causing the irritation in the medical record
  • •This code is for irritant reactions; use L23.4 if the reaction is allergic in nature

Use Additional Code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Code Hierarchy

└L24Irritant contact dermatitis└L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
└L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin

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