L12.3

Acquired epidermolysis bullosa

Non-billable header

L12.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • epidermolysis bullosa (congenital) (Q81.-)
  • benign familial pemphigus [Hailey-Hailey] (Q82.8) (from L12)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00) (from L12)
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2) (from L12)
  • herpes gestationis (O26.4-) (from L12)
  • impetigo herpetiformis (L40.1) (from L12)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L12)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L12)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L12)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L12)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L12)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L12)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L12)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L12)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L12)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L12)

Parent code

  • L12PemphigoidHeader

More specific codes L12.3

  • L12.30Acquired epidermolysis bullosa, unspecifiedBillable
  • L12.31Epidermolysis bullosa due to drugBillable
  • L12.35Other acquired epidermolysis bullosaBillable

Related codes

  • L12.0Bullous pemphigoidBillable
  • L12.1Cicatricial pemphigoidBillable
  • L12.2Chronic bullous disease of childhoodBillable
  • L12.8Other pemphigoidBillable
  • L12.9Pemphigoid, unspecifiedBillable

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