Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for skin discoloration includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Skin Discoloration
Use ICD-10 code L81.0 for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Personal history of other specified conditions
Use when there is a history of the inflammatory condition causing hyperpigmentation.
Other long term (current) drug therapy
Use if the patient is on immunosuppressants for vitiligo management.
The ICD-10 code for unspecified skin discoloration is R23.8, but specific conditions like post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation use L81.0.
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is coded as L81.0, requiring documentation of prior inflammation.