Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Non-billable header
L49 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
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.-)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
More specific codes L49
- 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