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ICD-10-CM Codes
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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L55-L59
Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L55-
Sunburn
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L55
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L55
Sunburn
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- L55 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L55 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L55 - other international versions of ICD-10 L55 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L55 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
L55:
- An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
- Injury to the skin, with erythema, tenderness, and in some extreme cases blistering, following excessive exposure to sunlight; produced by ultraviolet rays not filtered out by clouds or water.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to L55:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L55
L51.9 Erythema multiforme, unspecified
L53 Other erythematous conditions
L53.1 Erythema annulare centrifugum
L53.2 Erythema marginatum
L53.3 Other chronic figurate erythema
L53.8 Other specified erythematous conditions
L53.9 Erythematous condition, unspecified
L54 Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere
L55
Sunburn
L55.0 Sunburn of first degree
L55.1 Sunburn of second degree
L55.2 Sunburn of third degree
L55.9 Sunburn, unspecified
L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.0 Drug phototoxic response
L56.1 Drug photoallergic response
L56.2 Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
L56.4 Polymorphous light eruption
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
