Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 709.09
Other dyschromia
  • ICD-9-CM 709.09 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 709.09 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 709.09: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 709.09 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation
Approximate Synonyms
  • Accidental and/or traumatic tattoo
  • Achromia of skin
  • Acquired hypermelanotic disorder
  • Acquired hypomelanosis of uncertain etiology
  • Acquired poikiloderma
  • Acromelanosis
  • Addisonian pigmentation of palms
  • Amateur decorative tattoo of skin
  • Arsenic-induced skin pigmentation
  • Atrial myxoma with lentigines
  • Axillary freckling due to neurofibromatosis
  • Bilirubin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Breast depigmented
  • Breast hypopigmented
  • Buccal pigmentation due to Addison's disease
  • Caf� au lait spot
  • CafÈ au lait spot (disorder)
  • CafÈ au lait spots
  • Café au lait spot
  • Café au lait spots
  • Caf�-au-lait spots and ring chromosome 11
  • Cafe au lait spots
  • Centrofacial lentiginosis syndrome
  • Chemically-induced hypomelanosis
  • Chloasma
  • Chloasma bronzinum
  • Chloasma cachecticorum
  • Chloasma caloricum
  • Chloasma hepaticum
  • Chloasma toxicum
  • Chloasma traumaticum
  • Chlorpromazine pigmentation
  • Circumscribed acquired hypermelanosis
  • Circumscribed hypermelanosis
  • Circumscribed hypomelanosis
  • Collier's stripes
  • Congenital/hereditary hypermelanotic disorder
  • Congenital/hereditary lentiginosis
  • Crystal violet tattoo
  • Decorative tattoo of skin
  • Drug-induced hypermelanosis
  • Drug-induced melasma
  • Drug-induced pigmentation
  • Ephelides
  • Ephelis
  • Eruptive lentiginosis
  • Erythema dyschromicum perstans
  • Familial multiple caf�-au-lait macules without neurofibromatosis
  • Freckles
  • Generalized acquired lentiginosis
  • Generalized lentiginosis
  • Genital lentiginosis
  • Guttate hypomelanosis
  • Halo nevus
  • Hemosiderin pigmentation of skin
  • Hereditary diffuse melanosis
  • Hereditary reticulate melanosis
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma
  • Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma of Weary
  • Hypermelanosis due to acromegaly
  • Hypermelanosis due to ACTH/MSH-secreting tumor
  • Hypermelanosis due to connective tissue disorder
  • Hypermelanosis due to cryotherapy
  • Hypermelanosis due to Cushing syndrome
  • Hypermelanosis due to endocrine disorder
  • Hypermelanosis due to Hodgkin's disease
  • Hypermelanosis due to hormonal factor
  • Hypermelanosis due to hyperthyroidism
  • Hypermelanosis due to malignant ACTH/MSH-secreting tumor
  • Hypermelanosis due to neoplasia
  • Hypermelanosis due to nervous system disorder
  • Hypermelanosis due to nutritional disorder
  • Hypermelanosis due to pheochromocytoma
  • Hypermelanosis due to photodynamic agent
  • Hypermelanosis due to phytophotodermatitis
  • Hypermelanosis following phototherapy for neonatal jaundice
  • Hypermelanosis of the eyelids due to hyperthyroidism
  • Hypermelanosis of undetermined etiology
  • Hyperpigmentation of skin
  • Hypomelanosis due to cryotherapy
  • Hypomelanosis due to scarring
  • Hypomelanosis surrounding malignant melanoma
  • Iatrogenic tattoo
  • Idiopathic chloasma
  • Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
  • Inherited cutaneous hyperpigmentation
  • Iron pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Iron salt tattoo
  • Labial lentigo
  • Lentiginosis due to PUVA
  • Lentigo
  • Lentigo - freckle
  • Lentigo (brown spot on skin)
  • Lentigo simplex
  • Lentigo solar
  • Lentigo solaris (brown spot on skin from sun)
  • Leukoderma estivale
  • Lupus erythematosus-associated hypermelanosis
  • Lupus erythematosus-associated poikiloderma
  • Melanin pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Melanoderma
  • Melanoderma cachecticorum
  • Melanodermatitis toxica lichenoides
  • Melanosis
  • Melanosis of vulva
  • Melasma
  • Mercury pigmentation of skin
  • Mucosal lentiginosis
  • Multiple caf�-au-lait macules due to neurofibromatosis
  • Multiple lentigines syndrome
  • Nevoid acquired lentiginosis
  • Nevoid lentiginosis
  • Nevus anemicus
  • Occupational tattoo
  • Oral melanocytic macule
  • Oral pigmentary incontinence
  • Parasitic melanoderma
  • Penile hypermelanosis
  • Periorbital hypermelanosis
  • Phylloid hypomelanosis
  • Pigmentary incontinence
  • Pigmentation due to bismuth
  • Pigmentation due to topically applied medicament
  • Pigmented peribuccal erythrosis of Brocq
  • Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
  • Pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis of Gougerot and Blum
  • Pinna depigmented
  • Pinna hypopigmented
  • Poikiloderma
  • Poikiloderma due to cold injury
  • Poikiloderma due to connective tissue disease
  • Poikiloderma due to heat of infra-red radiation
  • Poikiloderma due to lichen planus
  • Poikiloderma due to photodynamic agent
  • Poikiloderma of Civatte
  • Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides
  • Port-wine stain with oculocutaneous melanosis
  • Post-infective hypomelanosis
  • Postinflammatory skin pigmentation change
  • Presence of xanthochromia
  • Professional decorative tattoo of skin
  • Progressive pigmentary dermatosis
  • Progressive pigmentary dermatosis of Schamberg
  • Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura
  • Riehl's melanosis
  • Scleroderma-associated hypermelanosis
  • Scleroderma-associated poikiloderma
  • Senile lentigo
  • Senile melanoderma
  • Skin pigmentation due to hemosiderosis
  • Solar lentiginosis
  • Solar lentigo
  • Staining of skin
  • Symmetrical progressive leucopathy
  • Symptomatic chloasma
  • Systemic exogenous pigmentation of oral mucosa
  • Tattoo
  • Tattoo of skin
  • Unilateral acquired lentiginosis
  • Unilateral lentiginosis
  • Universal acquired melanosis
  • Vulvar melanosis
  • Vulvovaginal hypermelanosis
  • Yellow skin
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 709.09:
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
  • Argyria, argyriasis NEC 985.8
    • from drug or medicinal agent
      • correct substance properly administered 709.09
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 961.2
  • Arsenical
    • pigmentation 985.1
      • from drug or medicinal agent
        • correct substance properly administered 709.09
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 961.1
  • Atrophia - see also Atrophy
    • alba 709.09
  • Café au lait spots 709.09
  • Chloasma 709.09
    • cachecticorum 709.09
    • idiopathic 709.09
    • skin 709.09
    • symptomatic 709.09
  • Civatte's disease or poikiloderma 709.09
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • Schamberg's (progressive pigmentary dermatosis) 709.09
  • Dermatosis 709.9
    • pigmentary NEC 709.00
      • progressive 709.09
      • Schamberg's 709.09
      • Siemens-Bloch 757.33
    • progressive pigmentary 709.09
    • Schamberg's (progressive pigmentary) 709.09
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Civatte's (poikiloderma) 709.09
    • Schamberg's (progressive pigmentary dermatosis) 709.09
    • Sutton's 709.09
  • Ephelides, ephelis 709.09
  • Freckle 709.09
    • malignant melanoma in (M8742/3) - see Melanoma
    • melanotic (of Hutchinson) (M8742/2) - see Neoplasm, skin, in situ
  • Lentigo (congenital) 709.09
    • juvenile 709.09
    • Maligna (M8742/2) - see also Neoplasm, skin, in situ
      • melanoma (M8742/3) - see Melanoma
    • senile 709.09
  • Leukoderma 709.09
  • Leukodermia (see also Leukoderma) 709.09
  • Mark
    • tattoo 709.09
  • Melanoderma, melanodermia 709.09
    • Addison's (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
  • Melanosis 709.09
    • addisonian (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • jute spinners' 709.09
    • lenticularis progressiva 757.33
    • precancerous (M8741/2) - see also Neoplasm, skin, in situ
      • malignant melanoma in (M8741/3) - see Melanoma
    • Riehl's 709.09
    • tar 709.09
    • toxic 709.09
  • Melasma 709.09
  • Nevus (M8720/0) - see also Neoplasm, skin, benign
    • anemic, anemicus 709.09
    • avasculosus 709.09
  • Piebaldism, classic 709.09
  • Pigmentation (abnormal) 709.00
  • Poikiloderma 709.09
    • Civatte's 709.09
    • vasculare atrophicans 696.2
  • Purpura 287.2
    • pigmentaria, progressiva 709.09
  • Riehl's melanosis 709.09
  • Schamberg's disease, dermatitis, or dermatosis (progressive pigmentary dermatosis) 709.09
  • Spots, spotting
    • café au lait 709.09
    • liver 709.09
  • Sutton's disease 709.09
  • Tattoo (mark) 709.09
  • Xanthosis 709.09
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