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HomeICD-10 CodesL49
ICD-10-CM
Non-billable

L49

Classification
Category:Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Coding Guidance
L49 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Excludes 2
From L00-L99
  • 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.-)

More Specific Codes

L49.0
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
L49.1
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface
L49.2
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface
L49.3
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface
L49.4
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface
L49.5
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface
L49.6
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
L49.7
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface
L49.8
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface
L49.9
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov