Diagnosis Code

L56.5 DISSEMINATED SUPERFICIAL ACTINIC POROKERATOSIS (DSAP)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L56.5

Short Description: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)

Long Description: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)

The code L56.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
      • Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation (L56)
        • L56.5 Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
  • Porokeratosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L56.5 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L56.5 Right Arrow 692.75 Dis sup actnc porokrtsis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.0 Drug phototoxic response
L56.1 Drug photoallergic response
L56.2 Photocontact dermatitis [berloque dermatitis]
L56.3 Solar urticaria
L56.4 Polymorphous light eruption
L56.8 Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.9 Acute skin change due to ultraviolet radiation, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023