L49
Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
L00-L99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)I89.8
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
- viral warts (B07.-)B07.-
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 6
L49code
Code first
- erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
- Ritter's disease (L00)L00L00L00
- (Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome (L00)L00L00L00
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome (L51.1)L51.1L51.1L51.1
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome (L51.3)L51.3L51.3L51.3
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (L51.2)L51.2L51.2L51.2
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Subordinate codes 10
L49.0 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w < 10 pct of body surface L49.1 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 10-19 pct of body surface L49.2 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 20-29 pct of body surface L49.3 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 30-39 pct of body surface L49.4 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 40-49 pct of body surface L49.5 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 50-59 pct of body surface L49.6 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 60-69 pct of body surface L49.7 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 70-79 pct of body surface L49.8 Exfoliatn due to erythemat cond w 80-89 pct of body surface L49.9 Exfoliatn d/t erythemat cond w 90 or more pct of body surfc
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