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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L21.8
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L21.8
Other seborrheic dermatitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L21.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L21.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L21.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 L21.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L21.8 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
L21.8:
- L00-L99
2023 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.-)
- L20-L30
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L20-L30
Dermatitis and eczemaNote- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Type 2 Excludes- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71)
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
- L21
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L21
Seborrheic dermatitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- seborrheic keratosis (L82.-)
- Seborrhea capitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis of scalp
ICD-10-CM L21.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert L21.8 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Dermatitis (eczematous) L30.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L30.9
Dermatitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- seborrheic L21.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L21.9
Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L21.8
L20.8 Other atopic dermatitis
L20.83 Infantile (acute) (chronic) eczema
L20.84 Intrinsic (allergic) eczema
L20.89 Other atopic dermatitis
L20.9 Atopic dermatitis, unspecified
L21 Seborrheic dermatitis
L21.1 Seborrheic infantile dermatitis
L21.8
Other seborrheic dermatitis
L21.9 Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified
L23 Allergic contact dermatitis
L23.0 Allergic contact dermatitis due to metals
L23.1 Allergic contact dermatitis due to adhesives
L23.2 Allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetics
L23.3 Allergic contact dermatitis due to drugs in contact with skin
L23.4 Allergic contact dermatitis due to dyes
L23.5 Allergic contact dermatitis due to other chemical products
L23.6 Allergic contact dermatitis due to food in contact with the skin
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
