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ICD-10-CM Codes
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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L49-L54
Urticaria and erythema
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Erythema multiforme
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L51.8
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L51.8
Other erythema multiforme
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L51.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L51.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L51.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 L51.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L51.8 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
L51.8:
- L00-L99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- L49-L54
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L49-L54
Urticaria and erythema - L51
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L51
Erythema multiforme
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- Ritter's disease (L00)
Use Additional- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- 595 Major skin disorders with mcc
- 596 Major skin disorders without mcc
Convert L51.8 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Erythema, erythematous (infectional) (inflammation) L53.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L53.9
Erythematous condition, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Erythema NOS
- Erythroderma NOS
- multiforme (major) (minor) L51.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L51.9
Erythema multiforme, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Erythema iris
- Erythema multiforme major NOS
- Erythema multiforme minor NOS
- Herpes iris
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L51.8
L50.4 Vibratory urticaria
L50.5 Cholinergic urticaria
L50.9 Urticaria, unspecified
L51.0 Nonbullous erythema multiforme
L51.1 Stevens-Johnson syndrome
L51.2 Toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell]
L51.3 Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome
L51.8
Other erythema multiforme
L51.9 Erythema multiforme, unspecified
L53 Other erythematous conditions
L53.1 Erythema annulare centrifugum
L53.2 Erythema marginatum
L53.3 Other chronic figurate erythema
L53.8 Other specified erythematous conditions
L53.9 Erythematous condition, unspecified
L54 Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
