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L81.3

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Café au lait spots

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

What This Code Means

Flat, light brown spots on the skin that are present from birth or early childhood, often associated with certain genetic conditions.

Coding Tips

  • •Café au lait spots are benign pigmented macules; document the number and size if clinically relevant
  • •Multiple café au lait spots may be associated with neurofibromatosis; consider coding the underlying syndrome if present

Code Hierarchy

└L81Other disorders of pigmentation└L81.3Café au lait spots
└L81.3Café au lait spots

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