L49.6
Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where L49.6 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- L49 Parent Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
- L49.6 This code Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Code First
erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
Inherited from L49 — Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Code First
Ritter's disease ( L00 )
Inherited from L49 — Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Code First
(Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome ( L00 )
Inherited from L49 — Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Code First
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ( L51.1 )
Inherited from L49 — Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Version History
How L49.6 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentExfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedExfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
Related Codes
Other 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
- L49.7 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
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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