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L25 - Unspecified contact dermatitis

ICD-10-CM Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue · L20-L30 Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

L25 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 8 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom L25

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
  • allergy NOS (T78.40)
  • dermatitis NOS (L30.9)
  • irritant contact dermatitis (L24.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L25

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • dermatitis due to ingested substances (L27.-)
  • dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
  • eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L20-L30 Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
NotesFrom L20-L30 Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter L00-L99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

L25.0Unspecified contact dermatitis due to cosmetics→L25.1Unspecified contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin→L25.2Unspecified contact dermatitis due to dyes→L25.3Unspecified contact dermatitis due to other chemical products→L25.4Unspecified contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin→L25.5Unspecified contact dermatitis due to plants, except food→L25.8Unspecified contact dermatitis due to other agents→L25.9Unspecified contact dermatitis, unspecified cause→