{"code":"L49-L54","type":"block","title":"Urticaria and erythema","codeAlso":[],"includes":[],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":[],"excludes1":["Lyme disease (A69.2-)","rosacea (L71.-)"],"excludes2":[],"isBillable":false,"sibling_codes":["L49","L50","L51","L52","L53","L54","L49.0","L49.1","L49.2","L49.3","L49.4","L49.5","L49.6","L49.7","L49.8","L49.9","L50.0","L50.1","L50.2","L50.3","L50.4","L50.5","L50.6","L50.8","L50.9","L51.0","L51.1","L51.2","L51.3","L51.8","L51.9","L53.0","L53.1","L53.2","L53.3","L53.8","L53.9"],"inclusionTerms":[],"sibling_titles":{"code":"L53.9","title":"Erythematous condition, unspecified","isBillable":true},"useAdditionalCode":[],"clinicalDefinition":"Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L49-L54). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-).","officialDefinition":"Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L49-L54). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-).","seventhCharacterInstructions":[],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[{"code":"L49","title":"Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved","description":"Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L49). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-). Code first: 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).","isBillable":false,"slug":"l49-exfoliation-due-to-erythematous-conditions-according-to-extent-of-body"},{"code":"L50","title":"Urticaria","description":"Urticaria is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L50). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-); angioneurotic edema (T78.3); giant urticaria (T78.3); hereditary angio-edema (D84.1); Quincke's edema (T78.3); serum urticaria (T80.6-); solar urticaria (L56.3); urticaria neonatorum (P83.8); urticaria papulosa (L28.2); urticaria pigmentosa (D47.01); Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-).","isBillable":false,"slug":"l50-urticaria"},{"code":"L51","title":"Erythema multiforme","description":"Erythema multiforme is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L51). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00); Ritter's disease (L00); Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-). Use additional code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5); code to identify associated manifestations, such as:; arthropathy associated with dermatological disorders (M14.8-); conjunctival edema (H11.42); conjunctivitis (H10.22-); corneal scars and opacities (H17.-); corneal ulcer (H16.0-); edema of eyelid (H02.84-); inflammation of eyelid (H01.8-); keratoconjunctivitis sicca (H16.22-); mechanical lagophthalmos (H02.22-); stomatitis (K12.-); symblepharon (H11.23-); code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-).","isBillable":false,"slug":"l51-erythema-multiforme"},{"code":"L52","title":"Erythema nodosum","description":"Erythema nodosum is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L52). Excludes1 (not coded here): tuberculous erythema nodosum (A18.4); Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-).","isBillable":false,"slug":"l52-erythema-nodosum"},{"code":"L53","title":"Other erythematous conditions","description":"Other erythematous conditions is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L53). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): erythema ab igne (L59.0); erythema due to external agents in contact with skin (L23-L25); erythema intertrigo (L30.4); Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-).","isBillable":false,"slug":"l53-other-erythematous-conditions"},{"code":"L54","title":"Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere","description":"Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L54). Excludes1 (not coded here): Lyme disease (A69.2-); rosacea (L71.-). Code first: underlying disease..","isBillable":false,"slug":"l54-erythema-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere"}],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":""}