1. ICD.Codes
2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
3. Chapter 12
4. Section L40-L45

ICD-10-CM Section L40-L45
Papulosquamous disorders

Coding Notes for Section L40-L45

Section Type-2 Excludes:

Type-2 Excludes

Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - instead, use Section P04-P96

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - instead, use Section A00-B99

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use Section O00-O9A

Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities - instead, use Section Q00-Q99

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - instead, use Section E00-E88

Lipomelanotic reticulosis - instead, use code I89.8

Neoplasms - instead, use Section C00-D49

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified - instead, use Section R00-R94

Systemic connective tissue disorders - instead, use Section M30-M36

Viral warts - instead, use code B07.-