Q81.1
Q81.1: Epidermolysis bullosa letalis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q81.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for epidermolysis bullosa letalis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q81.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Herlitz' syndrome
Other codes that can never be billed with Q81.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- L12.3Acquired epidermolysis bullosa
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q81.1 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
- A57954Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Herlitz' syndrome
- Epidermolysis›bullosa›letalis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.