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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L56.9

Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L56.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L56 Parent Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
  2. L56.9 This code Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Use Additional Code

code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation ( W89 , X32 )

Inherited from L56 — Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Version History

How L56.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified

Related Codes

Other codes under L56

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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