Is L26 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. L26 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does L26 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30).

What cannot be coded together with L26?

L26 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

L26

L26 — Exfoliative dermatitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L26 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for exfoliative dermatitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Ritter's disease (L00)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Hebra's pityriasis

Risk adjustment

L26 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

L26 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56837Billing and Coding: Reduction Mammaplasty
A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

How L26 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L26.

Dermatitis›exfoliative, exfoliativa(generalized)
Dermatosis›exfoliativa
Hebra's›pityriasis
Pityriasis›Hebra's

Questions about L26

Is L26 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. L26 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L26 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30).
What cannot be coded together with L26?: L26 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.