ICD-10 diagnosis code
L23.6 Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin
L23.6 is the ICD-10 code for Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin. It is a four-character subcategory of L23 (Allergic contact dermatitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block L20–L30 (Dermatitis and eczema) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XII · L00–L99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What L23.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- dermatitis due to ingested food L27.2
L23.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
L23.6Allergisk kontaktdermatit orsakad av födoämnen i kontakt med huden
L23.6Allergisk kontaktdermatitt som skyldes matvare i kontakt med hud
DL236Allergisk dermatitis forårsaget af hudkontakt med fødeemne
- DL236AErhvervsbetinget allergisk dermatitis forårsaget af hudkontakt med fødeemne
L23.6Ruoka-aineiden aiheuttama allerginen kosketusihottuma
L23.6Allergische Kontaktdermatitis durch Nahrungsmittel bei Hautkontakt
L23.6Dermite allergique de contact due à des aliments en contact avec la peau
L23.6allergisch contacteczeem door voedsel in contact met huid
L23.6Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with the skin
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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