L24.A9 — Irritant contact dermatitis due friction or contact with other specified body fluids
Is L24.A9 billable?
Yes, but L24.A9 is an unspecified code. L24.A9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, L24.A9 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting L24.A9 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
L24.A9 at a glance
| Code | L24.A9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Irritant contact dermatitis due friction or contact with other specified body fluids |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does L24.A9 group to?
L24.A9 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.A9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L24.A9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Exudate › causing irritant dermatitis
- Exudate › wound fluids causing irritant dermatitis
- Dermatitis › due to › exudate (eczematous)
- Dermatitis › contact › irritant › due to › exudate (eczematous)
- Dermatitis › contact › irritant › related to › endotracheal tube (eczematous)
- Dermatitis › contact › irritant › due to › body fluids › specified NEC (eczematous)
- Dermatitis › contact › irritant › due to › body fluids › wound exudate (eczematous)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to L24.A9.
- Irritant contact dermatitis related to endotracheal tube
- Wound fluids, exudate
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L24
The conditions below can never be reported together with L24.A9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L24.A
The conditions below can never be reported together with L24.A9 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 — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L24.A9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A9 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.A9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L24
The conditions below are not part of L24.A9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L24.A
The conditions below are not part of L24.A9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L24.A9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- erythema intertrigo (L30.4)
How long has L24.A9 existed?
L24.A9 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.