Unspecified contact dermatitis due to plants, except food

This code signifies an inflammatory skin reaction resulting from direct contact with a plant, excluding those ingested as food. The specific plant causing the dermatitis is not identified in the medical record. The condition typically presents as an itchy rash, redness, and sometimes blistering at the site of contact.

Use this code when a patient presents with contact dermatitis clearly attributed to plant exposure, but the specific plant is not documented. This is appropriate when the provider's documentation states "contact dermatitis due to plant" or "plant-induced rash" without further specificity. It should be used when the documentation does not allow for a more precise code from the L23 or L24 categories.

• Ensure the documentation explicitly links the dermatitis to plant contact.
• Do not use if the plant is identified; instead, select a more specific code from L23.7 (contact dermatitis due to plants, except food, with specific plant identified) or L24.7 (irritant contact dermatitis due to plants, except food, with specific plant identified).
• Remember the Excludes1 note: never code with L50.9 (nettle rash).