L57 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing 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), or other nonionizing radiation (W90)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
L57..0 Actinic keratosis Yes
L57..1 Actinic reticuloid Yes
L57..2 Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae Yes
L57..3 Poikiloderma of Civatte Yes
L57..4 Cutis laxa senilis Yes
L57..5 Actinic granuloma Yes
L57..8 Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation Yes
L57..9 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026