L49

L49: Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

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)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead L49

10 child codes. Green means billable.

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