L21

Seborrheic dermatitis

Non-billable header

L21 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.

Excludes2

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

  • 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.-)
  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3)
  • seborrheic keratosis (L82.-)

More specific codes L21

  • L21.0Seborrhea capitisBillable
  • L21.1Seborrheic infantile dermatitisBillable
  • L21.8Other seborrheic dermatitisBillable
  • L21.9Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • L20Atopic dermatitisHeader
  • L22Diaper dermatitisBillable
  • L23Allergic contact dermatitisHeader
  • L24Irritant contact dermatitisHeader
  • L25Unspecified contact dermatitisHeader
  • L26Exfoliative dermatitisBillable
  • L27Dermatitis due to substances taken internallyHeader
  • L28Lichen simplex chronicus and prurigoHeader
  • L29PruritusHeader
  • L30Other and unspecified dermatitisHeader

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