Skin
38 CFR § 4.118
Eczema, dermatitis, and other skin conditions.
The schedule lists dermatophytosis, including tinea of the feet, groin, and nails, under DC 7813.
More codes in this area: the guides below are highlights. Every diagnostic code in this body system is listed further down the page. Codes in a neighbouring body system, such as ears, nerves, or eyes, are on that system's own index.
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Diagnostic codes in this body system
30 catalog entries in Skin. The guides above are highlights. Each link opens that code's catalog page.
- DC 7800Burn scar(s) of the head, face, or neck; scar(s) of the head, face, or neck due to other causes; or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck
- DC 7801Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck that are associated with underlying soft tissue damage
- DC 7802Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck that are not associated with underlying soft tissue damage
- DC 7804Scar(s), unstable or painful
- DC 7805Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804
- DC 7806Dermatitis or eczema
- DC 7807Leishmaniasis, American (New World)
- DC 7808Leishmaniasis, Old World
- DC 7809Discoid lupus erythematosus
- DC 7811Tuberculosis luposa (lupus vulgaris)
- DC 7813Dermatophytosis
- DC 7815Bullous disorders
- DC 7816Psoriasis
- DC 7817Erythroderma
- DC 7818Malignant skin neoplasms
- DC 7819Benign skin neoplasms
- DC 7820Infections of the skin
- DC 7821Cutaneous manifestations of collagen-vascular diseases not listed elsewhere
- DC 7822Papulosquamous disorders not listed elsewhere
- DC 7823Vitiligo
- DC 7824Keratinization, diseases
- DC 7825Chronic urticaria
- DC 7826Vasculitis, primary cutaneous
- DC 7827Erythema multiforme
- DC 7828Acne
- DC 7829Chloracne
- DC 7830Scarring alopecia
- DC 7831Alopecia areata
- DC 7832Hyperhidrosis
- DC 7833Malignant melanoma