Vitiligo
ICD-10: | L80 |
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Short Description: | Vitiligo |
Long Description: | Vitiligo |
Vitiligo. L80 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L80 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L80 - …
When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code ( L80) and the excluded code together. vitiligo of eyelids (. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H02.73. Vitiligo of eyelid and periocular area. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 …
ICD-10-CM Code L80Vitiligo. ICD-10-CM Code. L80. Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. L80 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of vitiligo. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Using sunscreen will help protect your skin, and cosmetics can cover up the patches. Treatments for vitiligo include medicines, light therapy and surgery. Not every treatment is right for everyone. Many have side effects.
Usually progressive, chronic pigmentary anomaly of the skin manifested by depigmented white patches that may be surrounded by a hyperpigmented border. Vitiligo causes white patches on your skin. It can also affect your eyes, mouth and nose. It occurs when the cells that give your skin its color are destroyed.
A condition in which the skin turns white due to the loss of melanocytes. A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds.
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. L80 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of vitiligo. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code L80 is used to code Pigmentation disorder. Pigmentation disorders are disturbances of human skin color, either loss or reduction, which may be related to loss of melanocytes or the inability of melanocytes to produce melanin or transport melanosomes correctly. Specialty: Dermatology. MeSH Code:
Vitiligo (Medical Encyclopedia) [ Learn More in MedlinePlus ] Vitiligo Vitiligo is a condition that causes patchy loss of skin coloring (pigmentation). The average age of onset of vitiligo is in the mid-twenties, but it can appear at any age. It tends to progress over time, with larger areas of the skin losing pigment.
Using sunscreen will help protect your skin, and cosmetics can cover up the patches. Treatments for vitiligo include medicines, light therapy, and surgery. Not every treatment is right for everyone. Many have side effects.
Some people with vitiligo also have patches of pigment loss affecting the hair on their scalp or body.Researchers have identified several forms of vitiligo. Generalized vitiligo (also called nonsegmental vitiligo), which is the most common form, involves loss of pigment (depigmentation) in patches of skin all over the body.
Vitiligo causes white patches on your skin. It can also affect your eyes, mouth, and nose. It occurs when the cells that give your skin its color are destroyed. No one knows what destroys them. It is more common in people with autoimmune diseases, and it might run in families. It usually starts before age 40.
L80 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of vitiligo. The code L80 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
VITILIGO-. a disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation commonly on extensor aspects of extremities on the face or neck and in skin folds. age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached.
In the absence of other autoimmune conditions, vitiligo does not affect general health or physical functioning. However, concerns about appearance and ethnic identity are significant issues for many affected individuals.
Vitiligo of eyelid and periocular area 1 H00-H59#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59#N#Diseases of the eye and adnexa#N#Note#N#Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04 - P96)#N#certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99)#N#complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00-O9A)#N#congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99)#N#diabetes mellitus related eye conditions ( E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)#N#endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00 - E88)#N#injury (trauma) of eye and orbit ( S05.-)#N#injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88)#N#neoplasms ( C00-D49)#N#symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00 - R94)#N#syphilis related eye disorders ( A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)#N#Diseases of the eye and adnexa 2 H00-H05#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H05#N#Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#open wound of eyelid ( S01.1-)#N#superficial injury of eyelid ( S00.1-, S00.2-)#N#Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit 3 H02#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H02#N#Other disorders of eyelid#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#congenital malformations of eyelid ( Q10.0- Q10.3)#N#Other disorders of eyelid
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H02.73 became effective on October 1, 2021.