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ICD-10-CM Code for Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids, unspecified L24.A0

ICD-10 code L24.A0 for Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Official Long Descriptor

Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids, unspecified

L24.A

Excludes1: irritant contact dermatitis related to stoma or fistula (L24.B-)

Excludes2: erythema intertrigo (L30.4)

L24

Excludes1: allergy NOS (T78.40)
contact dermatitis NOS (L25.9)
dermatitis NOS (L30.9)

Excludes2: allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
dermatitis of eyelid (H01.1-)
diaper dermatitis (L22)
eczema of external ear (H60.5-)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

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