L57.8
Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
L57.8 (also written L578) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 8 codes in category L57 (Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 23 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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.-)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Farmer's skin
- Sailor's skin
- Solar dermatitis
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 23 entries
- Atrophia, cutis senilis, due to radiation
- Atrophia, senilis, dermatological, due to radiation (nonionizing) (solar)
- Atrophoderma, atrophodermia (of), senile, due to radiation (nonionizing) (solar)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of), senile, due to radiation (nonionizing) (solar)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of), skin (patches) (spots), due to radiation (nonionizing) (solar)
- Change (s) (in) (of), skin, chronic, due to nonionizing radiation, specified NEC
- Dermatitis (eczematous), actinic (due to sun)
- Dermatitis (eczematous), due to, light (sun) NEC
- Dermatitis (eczematous), due to, radiation, nonionizing (chronic exposure)
- Dermatitis (eczematous), due to, radiation, sun NEC
- Dermatitis (eczematous), due to, sunshine NEC
- Dermatitis (eczematous), due to, ultraviolet rays (sun NEC) (chronic exposure)
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- Dermatitis (eczematous), solare
- Dermatitis (eczematous), ultraviolet (sun) (chronic exposure)
- Dermoid (cyst), due to radiation (nonionizing)
- Elastosis, actinic, solar
- Farmer's, skin
- Milium, colloid
- Photodermatitis (sun), chronic
- Sailors' skin
- Sunburn, due to, tanning bed (acute), chronic
- Sunburn, due to, ultraviolet radiation (acute), chronic
- Weather, weathered, skin