L49
Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
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erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
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Ritter's disease ( L00 )
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(Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome ( L00 )
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome ( L51.1 )
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome ( L51.3 )
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis ( L51.2 )
More Specific Codes
10 codes under L49
- L49.0 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.1 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.2 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.3 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.4 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.5 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.6 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.7 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.8 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface Billable
- L49.9 Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface Billable
Version History
How L49 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentExfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedExfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference L49
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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