L57 — Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
Not billable
Is L57 billable?
No — L57 is a non-billable header code. L57 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 8 billable codes beneath L57.
Billable codes under this header
L57 at a glance
| Code | L57 |
|---|---|
| Description | Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside L57 to fully describe the condition. L57 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L57, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L57 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.-)
What codes fall under L57? (8)
How long has L57 existed?
L57 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.