ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
L57 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
All 8 codes in the L57 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
8
Can lead a claim
8
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to L57
All 8 codes group to MMTA - Other. None of the 8 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in L57
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L57.0 | Actinic keratosis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.1 | Actinic reticuloid | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.2 | Cutis rhomboidalis nuchae | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.3 | Poikiloderma of Civatte | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.4 | Cutis laxa senilis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.5 | Actinic granuloma | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.8 | Other skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiationCMS: Oth skin changes due to chr expsr to nonionizing radiation | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| L57.9 | Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecifiedCMS: Skin changes due to chr expsr to nonionizing radiation, unsp | Can lead a claim | A | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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