ICD Code L57.8

ICD code L57.8 is other skin changes caused by long-term exposure to nonionizing radiation, such as sunlight or artificial UV light, that do not fit into more specific categories.

1. Presence of skin changes such as thickening, wrinkling, or pigmentation alterations

2. History of prolonged or repeated exposure to nonionizing radiation sources (e.g., sunlight, UV lamps, tanning beds)

3. Absence of malignant or precancerous lesions

4. Exclusion of other specific skin conditions directly attributable to nonionizing radiation (such as actinic keratosis or solar lentigo)

5. Clinical evidence that skin changes are chronic and not acute reactions

6. No evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code L57.8 include:

- 11102: Tangential biopsy of skin; single lesion

- 11103: Tangential biopsy of skin; each separate/additional lesion

- 17000: Destruction (e.g., laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesion; first lesion

- 17003: Destruction, premalignant lesion; second through 14 lesions, each

- 17004: Destruction, premalignant lesion; 15 or more lesions

- 96910: Photochemotherapy (e.g., PUVA) for skin disorders; tar and ultraviolet B (Goeckerman treatment) or petrolatum and ultraviolet B (Ingram treatment)

- 96920: Laser treatment for inflammatory skin disease (e.g., psoriasis); total body, single session

- 96921: Laser treatment for inflammatory skin disease; partial body, less than total body, single session

These CPT codes are commonly associated with the management and treatment of conditions represented by ICD code L57.8.

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