L49.0
L49.0: Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L49.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Exfoliation due to erythematous condition NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Exfoliation›due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
- Exfoliation›due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved›less than 10 percent of body surface
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under L49
- 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