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L56.0

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Drug phototoxic response

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

What This Code Means

A toxic skin reaction caused by a medication that becomes harmful when exposed to sunlight.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific medication causing the phototoxic response; this may be relevant for patient safety and medication management
  • •Phototoxic reactions are dose-dependent and can occur in anyone taking the offending medication in sunlight

Use Additional Code

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

Code Hierarchy

└L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation└L56.0Drug phototoxic response
└L56.0Drug phototoxic response

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