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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L56.8 Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

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L56.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation. It is a four-character subcategory of L56 (Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block L55–L59 (Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) 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

L56.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L56.8Andra specificerade akuta hudförändringar orsakade av ultraviolett strålning

  • L56.8AAktinisk keilit
  • L56.8BFotodermatit UNS (akut)
  • L56.8CFotodermatit UNS orsakad av läkemedel
  • L56.8DFotosensitivt eksem UNS
  • L56.8ELjuskänslighet UNS
  • L56.8WAndra specificerade akuta hudförändringar orsakade av ultraviolett strålning
NorwayICD-10-NO

L56.8Annen spesifisert akutt hudforandring som skyldes ultrafiolett stråling

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL568Anden akut hudforandring forårsaget af ultraviolet lys

  • DL568AHydroa vacciniformia
  • DL568BElastose med cyster og komedoner
  • DL568CAktinisk keilitis
FinlandICD-10-FI

L56.8Muu ultraviolettisäteilyn aiheuttama akuutti ihomuutos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L56.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete akute Hautveränderungen durch Ultraviolettstrahlen

FranceICD-10-FR

L56.8Autres modifications aigües précisées de la peau dues aux rayons ultraviolets

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L56.8overige gespecificeerde acute-huidveranderingen door ultraviolette straling

United StatesICD-10-CM

L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

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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