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L24.6

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Irritant contact dermatitis due to food 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 food or food products coming into contact with the skin, such as citrus juice or spices causing burns or irritation.

Coding Tips

  • •Common in food service workers and home cooks; document the specific food involved
  • •This is an irritant reaction; allergic food contact dermatitis would be coded under L23.6

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • dermatitis due to ingested food (L27.2)

Code Hierarchy

└L24Irritant contact dermatitis└L24.6Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin
└L24.6Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin

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