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ICD-10-CM Code for Other disorders of pigmentation L81

ICD-10 code L81 for Other disorders of pigmentation is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Other disorders of pigmentation
Excludes1: birthmark NOS (Q82.5)
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (Q85.89)
Excludes2: nevus - see Alphabetical Index
 
L81 Other disorders of pigmentation
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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
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Chloasma
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Freckles
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Cafe au lait spots
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Other melanin hyperpigmentation
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Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified
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Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
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Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
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Other specified disorders of pigmentation
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Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

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