L56.8 ICD-10-CA code: Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
L56.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Short description: Oth spec ac skin changes dt UV radiation
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written L568
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to L56.8. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Photodermatitis (sun)
- Photodermatitis (sun), due to drug
- Dermatitis, due to, sunshine NEC, acute
- Dermatitis, due to, light (sun) NEC, acute
- Dermatitis, due to, radiation, sun NEC, acute
- Photosensitivity, photosensitization of skin (sun)
- Dermatitis, ultraviolet (sun) (chronic exposure), acute
- Cheilitis (angular) (exfoliative) (glandular), actinic (due to sun)
- Change(s) (of), skin, acute, due to ultraviolet radiation, specified NEC
- Dermatitis, due to, ultraviolet rays (sun NEC) (chronic exposure), acute
- Effect, adverse NEC, ultraviolet (radiation) (rays) NEC, dermatitis or eczema, acute
Notes for L56.8
As CIHI prints them, with any note L56.8 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)From Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Where L56.8 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- 2Block L55-L59Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 3Category L56Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
- 4Valid code L56.8Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code L56.8 mean?
L56.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Other specified acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is L56.8 in ICD-10-CA?
L56.8 sits under L56 Other acute skin changes due to ultraviolet radiation, within L55-L59 Radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, within Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
What coding notes apply to L56.8?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for L56.8, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.