Other erythema multiforme
Billable / specific
L51.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
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) (from L51)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L51)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L51)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L51)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L51)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L51)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L51)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L51)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L51)
- viral warts (B07.-) (from L51)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) (from L51)
- code to identify associated manifestations, such as: (from L51)
- arthropathy associated with dermatological disorders (M14.8-) (from L51)
- conjunctival edema (H11.42) (from L51)
- conjunctivitis (H10.22-) (from L51)
- corneal scars and opacities (H17.-) (from L51)
- corneal ulcer (H16.0-) (from L51)
- edema of eyelid (H02.84-) (from L51)
- inflammation of eyelid (H01.8-) (from L51)
- keratoconjunctivitis sicca (H16.22-) (from L51)
- mechanical lagophthalmos (H02.22-) (from L51)
- stomatitis (K12.-) (from L51)
- symblepharon (H11.23-) (from L51)
- code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-) (from L51)
Also known as
- Erythema, erythematous, multiforme, specified NEC
Parent code
- L51Erythema multiformeHeader