L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation

Category / Non-billable header 8 subcodes

Block: Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

Use Additional Code

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
L56..0 Drug phototoxic response Yes
L56..1 Drug photoallergic response Yes
L56..2 Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis] Yes
L56..3 Solar urticaria Yes
L56..4 Polymorphous light eruption Yes
L56..5 Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) Yes
L56..8 Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation Yes
L56..9 Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026