L23.5
Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 28 never code together
L23code
Excludes2
- dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)L27.-
- dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)H01.1-
- diaper dermatitis (L22)L22
- eczema of external ear (H60.5-)H60.5-
- irritant contact dermatitis (L24.-)L24.-
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)L71.0
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)L55-L59
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.-
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 5
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — L23
L23.0 Allergic contact dermatitis due to metals L23.1 Allergic contact dermatitis due to adhesives L23.2 Allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetics L23.3 Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact w skin L23.4 Allergic contact dermatitis due to dyes L23.6 Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact w skin L23.7 Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants, except food L23.8 Allergic contact dermatitis due to other agents category L23.9 Allergic contact dermatitis, unspecified cause
Medications 2
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
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