L49
Header — not billableExfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
The ICD-10 code for exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved is L49.
L49 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under L49
- L49.0Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
- L49.1Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface
- L49.2Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface
- L49.3Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface
- L49.4Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface
- L49.5Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface
- L49.6Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
- L49.7Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface
- L49.8Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface
- L49.9Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface
Related codes in this category
- L50Urticarianon-billable header
- L51Erythema multiformenon-billable header
- L52Erythema nodosum
- L53Other erythematous conditionsnon-billable header
- L54Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere
- L49Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involvednon-billable header