ICD-10 diagnosis code
Y56 Topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs
Y56 is the ICD-10 code for Topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs. 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 Y40–Y59 (Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Y56 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- glucocorticoids, topically used
Subcodes of Y56
- Y56.0Local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, not elsewhere classified
- Y56.1Antipruritics
- Y56.2Local astringents and local detergents
- Y56.3Emollients, demulcents and protectants
- Y56.4Keratolytics, keratoplastics and other hair treatment drugs and preparations
- Y56.5Ophthalmological drugs and preparations
- Y56.6Otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations
- Y56.7Dental drugs, topically applied
- Y56.8Other topical agents
- Y56.9Topical agent, unspecified
Y56 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y56Substances à usage topique agissant essentiellement sur la peau et les muqueuses, médicaments à usage
Y56lokaal aangrijpende middelen met primaire werking op huid en
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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