Urticaria - L50
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
- angioneurotic edema (T78.3)
- giant urticaria (T78.3)
- hereditary angio-edema (D84.1)
- Quincke's edema (T78.3)
- serum urticaria (T80.6-)
- solar urticaria (L56.3)
- urticaria neonatorum (P83.8)
- urticaria papulosa (L28.2)
- urticaria pigmentosa (D47.01)
These ranges represents subcategories of Urticaria. The "L50" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.