L30

Other and unspecified dermatitis

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

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L30 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other and unspecified dermatitis. 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 L30.0 Nummular dermatitis, L30.1 Dyshidrosis [pompholyx], L30.2 Cutaneous autosensitization, L30.3 Infective dermatitis and 4 more. Its coding notes include 22 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

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

This code
  • contact dermatitis (L23-L25)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • small plaque parapsoriasis (L41.3)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
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 L30 8