L81.4
Other melanin hyperpigmentation
Applicable To
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Lentigo
Approximate Synonyms
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Lentigo
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Lentigo brown spot on skin)
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Lentigo solaris brown spot on skin from sun)
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Melanosis of vulva
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Senile lentigo
Clinical Information
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Small circumscribed melanoses resembling, but differing histologically from, freckles. The concept includes senile lentigo ‘liver spots’) and nevoid lentigo nevus spilus, lentigo simplex) and may also occur in association with multiple congenital defects or congenital syndromes e.g., peutz-jeghers syndrome).
Details
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L81.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L81.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L81.4 – other international versions of ICD-10 L81.4 may differ.