ICD-10-CM Code L49
Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
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 L49 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of L49 that describes the diagnosis 'exfoliatn due to erythemat cond accord extent body involv' in more detail.
- L49 Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L49.0 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.1 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.2 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.3 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.4 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.5 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.6 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.7 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.8 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface
- BILLABLE L49.9 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface
Coding Notes for L49 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- codeFirst:
- Erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
- Ritter's disease See Code L00
- (Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrom See Code L00
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See code L51.1
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Overlap syndrome See code L51.3
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis See code L51.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L49 - Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L49. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.