L56
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56 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.
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation (W89, X32)
More specific codes under L56
- L56.0Drug phototoxic response
- L56.1Drug photoallergic response
- L56.2Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
- L56.3Solar urticaria
- L56.4Polymorphous light eruption
- L56.5Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)
- L56.8Oth acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
- L56.9Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified
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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.