L81 is the ICD-10 code for Other disorders of pigmentation. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L80–L99 (Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XII · L00–L99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What L81 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of L81
- L81.0Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
- L81.1Chloasma
- L81.2Freckles
- L81.3Café au lait spots
- L81.4Other melanin hyperpigmentation
- L81.5Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified
- L81.6Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
- L81.7Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
- L81.8Other specified disorders of pigmentation
- L81.9Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified
L81 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DL81Andre forstyrrelser i hudens pigmentering
L81Muut ihon väriainehäiriöt
L81Sonstige Störungen der Hautpigmentierung
L81Autres anomalies de la pigmentation
L81overige pigmentatiestoornissen
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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