L24.A

ICD-10Non-billable category

Irritant cntct derm d/t friction or cntct with body fluids

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids

L24.A is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula (L24.B-)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • erythema intertrigo (L30.4)

ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 4 codes beneath L24.A. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.

Related codes in L24

Where this code sits

Parent code
L24

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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