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L25.1

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Unspecified 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 inflammation and irritation from contact with medications or drugs applied to or touching the skin when the specific cause is unknown.

Coding Tips

  • •Document which medication or drug caused the reaction in the medical record for future reference
  • •Differentiate from adverse drug reactions (systemic) which would use different coding categories

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • dermatitis due to ingested drugs and medicaments (L27.0-L27.1)

Use Additional Code

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

Code Hierarchy

└L25Unspecified contact dermatitis└L25.1Unspecified contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
└L25.1Unspecified contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin

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