L53.9
L53.9: Erythematous condition, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L53.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for erythematous condition, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L53.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Erythema NOS
- Erythroderma NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L53.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
- A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies
- A57689Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Erythema, erythematous(infectional) (inflammation)
- Erythroderma(secondary)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.