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ICD-10Chapter 12: L00-L99L49

L49

Non-billableSave

Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Coding Guidance

L49 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: L00-L99 (Chapter 12)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L00-L99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
viral warts (B07.-)

More Specific Codes (10)

L49.0Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.1Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.2Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.3Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.4Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.5Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.6Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.7Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.8Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surfaceBillable→L49.9Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surfaceBillable→

Chapter Information

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Range: L00-L99

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for L49

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface

Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface