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L51

Erythema multiforme

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Excludes1

staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ( L00 )

Excludes1

Ritter's disease ( L00 )

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code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

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code to identify associated manifestations, such as:

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arthropathy associated with dermatological disorders ( M14.8- )

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conjunctival edema ( H11.42 )

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conjunctivitis ( H10.22- )

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corneal scars and opacities ( H17 .-)

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corneal ulcer ( H16.0- )

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edema of eyelid ( H02.84- )

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inflammation of eyelid ( H01.8- )

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keratoconjunctivitis sicca ( H16.22- )

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mechanical lagophthalmos ( H02.22- )

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stomatitis ( K12 .-)

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symblepharon ( H11.23- )

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code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation ( L49 .-)

More Specific Codes

6 codes under L51

Version History

How L51 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Erythema multiforme

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Erythema multiforme

Codes whose official notes reference L51

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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