Alphabetic Index FY2027

L81

Other disorders of pigmentation

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L80–L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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

L81 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other disorders of pigmentation. 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 L81.0 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, L81.1 Chloasma, L81.2 Freckles, L81.3 Café au lait spots and 6 more. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

This code

Excludes2

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

This code
  • nevus - see Alphabetical Index
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
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.-)

More specific codes under L81 10