L24.7 — Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food
Is L24.7 billable?
Yes — L24.7 is billable for FY2027. L24.7 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. L24.7 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
L24.7 at a glance
| Code | L24.7 |
|---|---|
| Description | Irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does L24.7 group to?
L24.7 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCCmedical
- 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCCmedical
How is L24.7 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L24.7. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Dermatitis › due to › plants NEC › irritant (eczematous)
- Dermatitis › contact › irritant › due to › plants, non-food (eczematous)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of L24.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- allergy NOS to pollen (J30.1)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L24
The conditions below can never be reported together with L24.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L24.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L20-L30
The conditions below are not part of L24.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L24
The conditions below are not part of L24.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has L24.7 existed?
L24.7 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the L24 family? (11)
- L24.0Irritant contact dermatitis due to detergents
- L24.1Irritant contact dermatitis due to oils and greases
- L24.2Irritant contact dermatitis due to solvents
- L24.3Irritant contact dermatitis due to cosmetics
- L24.4Irritant contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
- L24.5Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
- L24.6Irritant contact dermatitis due to food in contact with skin
- L24.8Irritant contact dermatitis due to other agentsnot billable
- L24.9Irritant contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
- L24.AIrritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluidsnot billable
- L24.BIrritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistulanot billable