ICD-10-CM code "L49.0": Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeL49.0
DescriptionExfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
Hierarchy
  1. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)
  3. Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved (L49)
  4. Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface (L49.0)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

    Type 2congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

    Type 2lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)

    Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

    Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

    Type 2systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)

    Type 2viral warts (B07.-)

  2. Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)

    Type 1Lyme disease (A69.2-)

    Type 1rosacea (L71.-)

  3. Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved (L49)
  4. Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface (L49.0)

Includes

  1. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)
  3. Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved (L49)
  4. Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface (L49.0)