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L81 ICD-10-CA category: Other disorders of pigmentation

L81 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 10 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

L81

Other disorders of pigmentation

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in L81

L81 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

L81.0Postinflammatory hyperpigmentationL81.1ChloasmaL81.2FrecklesL81.3Café au lait spotsL81.4Other melanin hyperpigmentationL81.5Leukoderma, not elsewhere classifiedL81.6Other disorders of diminished melanin formationL81.7Pigmented purpuric dermatosisL81.8Other specified disorders of pigmentationL81.9Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified

Notes for L81

As CIHI prints them, with any note L81 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Birthmark NOS (Q82.5)naevus - see Alphabetical IndexPeutz-Jeghers syndrome (Q85.8)
  • 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 L81 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. 2Block L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  3. 3Category L81Other disorders of pigmentation

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.

See L81 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is L81 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. L81 (Other disorders of pigmentation) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 10 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is L81 in ICD-10-CA?

L81 sits under L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, within Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).

What coding notes apply to L81?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for L81, 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.

Codes beside L81

L80VitiligoL82Seborrhoeic keratosisL83Acanthosis nigricansL84Corns and callositiesL85Other epidermal thickeningL86Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhereL87Transepidermal elimination disordersL88Pyoderma gangrenosumL89Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure areaL90Atrophic disorders of skinL91Hypertrophic disorders of skinL92Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissueL93Lupus erythematosusL94Other localized connective tissue disordersL95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classifiedL97Ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classifiedL98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classifiedL99Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere