L20.83 Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from L20.8 Other atopic dermatitis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• circumscribed neurodermatitis (L28.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 690.12 Seborrheic infantile dermatitis (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 0 through 17.

Diagnosis Index entries for L20.83

• Eczema (acute) (chronic) (erythematous) (fissum) (rubrum) (squamous) › infantile (due to any substance)

Nearby codes

• L20 Atopic dermatitis
• L20.0 Besnier's prurigo
• L20.8 Other atopic dermatitis
• L20.81 Atopic neurodermatitis
• L20.82 Flexural eczema
• L20.83 Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema (this code)
• L20.84 Intrinsic (allergic) eczema
• L20.89 Other atopic dermatitis
• L20.9 Atopic dermatitis, unspecified