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FY2027

L24.A — Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids

Not billable

Is L24.A billable?

No — L24.A is a non-billable header code. L24.A groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath L24.A.

L24.A at a glance

CodeL24.A
DescriptionIrritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with L24.A on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula (L24.B-)

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of L24.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • erythema intertrigo (L30.4)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L24

The conditions below can never be reported together with L24.A 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.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A 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.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L24

The conditions below are not part of L24.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
  • dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
  • dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
  • diaper dermatitis (L22)
  • eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

What codes fall under L24.A? (4)

How long has L24.A existed?

L24.A first appears in FY2022.

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)