L51Non-billable
Erythema multiforme
Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Use Additional Code
14 items
Use Additional Code
- •code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- •code to identify associated manifestations, such as:
- •arthropathy associated with dermatological disorders (M14.8-)
- •conjunctival edema (H11.42)
- •conjunctivitis (H10.22-)
- •corneal scars and opacities (H17.-)
- •corneal ulcer (H16.0-)
- •edema of eyelid (H02.84-)
- •inflammation of eyelid (H01.8)
- •keratoconjunctivitis sicca (H16.22-)
- •mechanical lagophthalmos (H02.22-)
- •stomatitis (K12.-)
- •symblepharon (H11.23-)
- •code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
Coding Guidance
L51 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
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
10 items
Excludes2
From L00-L99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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- •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.-)