L24.A9

Irritant contact dermatitis due friction or contact with other specified body fluids

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 30 never code together

L24code

Excludes1

allergy NOS (T78.40)T78.40
contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9)L25.9
dermatitis NOS (L30.9)L30.9

Excludes2

allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)L23.-
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-
perioral dermatitis (L71.0)L71.0
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)L55-L59

L24.Acode

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

erythema intertrigo (L30.4)L30.4

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 3

L24.A9code

Inclusion terms

Irritant contact dermatitis related to endotracheal tube
Wound fluids, exudate

L20-L30block

Notes

In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.

Index entries leading here 2

Dermatitis (eczematous) L30.9
- contact (occupational) L25.9
  - irritant L24.9
    - due to
      - body fluids L24.A0
        
        specified NEC L24.A9
        wound exudate L24.A9
      - exudate L24.A9
    - related to
      - endotracheal tube L24.A9
- due to
  - exudate (wound fluids) L24.A9
Exudate
- causing irritant dermatitis L24.A9
- wound fluids causing irritant dermatitis L24.A9

Alongside this code 3 same parent — L24.A

L24.A0 Irritant cntct derm d/t friction or cntct w body fluids,unsp L24.A1 Irritant contact dermatitis due to saliva L24.A2 Irritant cntct derm d/t fecal, urinry or dual incontinence

Medications 3

31 Dermatitis, Contact drugs 10 Dermatitis, Irritant drugs 5 Dermatitis, Allergic Contact drugs

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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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: L24.A
Block: L20-L30
Siblings: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.