L24.A2
Billable codeIrritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence
The ICD-10 code for irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence is L24.A2.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- diaper dermatitis (L22)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- L24.A0Irritant contact dermatitis due to friction or contact with body fluids, unspecified
- L24.A1Irritant contact dermatitis due to saliva
- L24.A9Irritant contact dermatitis due friction or contact with other specified body fluids
- L24.A2Irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary or dual incontinence
Associated MS-DRGs
L24.A2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
- DRG 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCC