Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved - L49
Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.
Category codeFirst:
- erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
- Ritter's disease (L00)
- (Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome (L51.1)
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis
- overlap syndrome (L51.3)
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (L51.2)
These ranges represents subcategories of Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved. The "L49" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
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