L81 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.

Type 1 excludes for L81 ICD 10 code
  • birthmark NOS (Q82.5)
  • Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (Q85.8)

Type 2 excludes for L81 ICD 10 code
  • nevus - see Alphabetical Index

Codes
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to L81 ICD10 Code:

Present On Admission (POA Exempt)

L81 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting

Clinical information about L81 ICD 10 code

Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of your skin. Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders affect just patches of skin. Others affect your entire body.

If your body makes too much melanin, your skin gets darker. Pregnancy, Addison's disease, and sun exposure all can make your skin darker. If your body makes too little melanin, your skin gets lighter. Vitiligo is a condition that causes patches of light skin. Albinism is a genetic condition affecting a person's skin. A person with albinism may have no color, lighter than normal skin color, or patchy missing skin color. Infections, blisters and burns can also cause lighter skin.

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