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L22

Diaper dermatitis

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
L20-L30block
Excludes2
  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)D71-
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)L08.0
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)L13.0
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)L85.3
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)L98.1
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)L71.0
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)L55-L59
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)I87.2
L00-L99chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)I89.8
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
  • viral warts (B07.-)B07.-

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 4
L22code
Inclusion terms
  • Diaper erythema
  • Diaper rash
  • Psoriasiform diaper rash
L20-L30block
Notes
  • In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Index entries leading here 7
  • Dermatitis (eczematous) L30.9
    • ammonia L22
    • diaper L22
    • Jacquet's (diaper dermatitis) L22
    • napkin L22
  • Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation) L53.9
  • Rash (toxic) R21
    • diaper L22
    • napkin (psoriasiform) L22
  • Diaper rash L22
  • Eruption
  • Jacquet's dermatitis (diaper dermatitis) L22
  • Napkin rash L22
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Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Block
L20-L30

Present FY2024–FY2027.