ICD-10-CM Code L12.3
Acquired epidermolysis bullosa
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L12.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of L12.3 that describes the diagnosis 'acquired epidermolysis bullosa' in more detail.
- L12.3 Acquired epidermolysis bullosa NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code L123 is used to code Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is a chronic subepidermal blistering disease associated with autoimmunity to type VII collagen within anchoring fibril structures that are located at the dermoepidermal junction.:609
| Specialty: | Dermatology |
| MeSH Code: | D016107 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 694.8 |
Coding Notes for L12.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Epidermolysis bullosa (congenital) - instead, use code Q81.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L12.3 - Acquired epidermolysis bullosa'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L12.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: L12 - Pemphigoid