Alphabetic Index FY2027

L24.B

Irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

L24.B is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L24.B0 Irritant contact dermatitis related to unspecified stoma or fistula, L24.B1 Irritant contact dermatitis related to digestive stoma or fistula, L24.B2 Irritant contact dermatitis related to respiratory stoma or fistula and L24.B3 Irritant contact dermatitis related to fecal or urinary stoma or fistula. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 25 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code to identify any artificial opening status (Z93.-), if applicable, for contact dermatitis related to stoma secretions

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from L24 Irritant contact dermatitis

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from L24 Irritant contact dermatitis
  • allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
  • dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
  • dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
  • diaper dermatitis (L22)
  • eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
Also from chapter/block level (18 notes)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
  • In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.

More specific codes under L24.B 4