L49
L49 — Exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
L49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exfoliation due to erythematous conditions according to extent of body surface involved. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
Risk adjustment
L49 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead L49
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- L49.0Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving less than 10 percent of body surface
- L49.1Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 10-19 percent of body surface
- L49.2Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 20-29 percent of body surface
- L49.3Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 30-39 percent of body surface
- L49.4Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 40-49 percent of body surface
- L49.5Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 50-59 percent of body surface
- L49.6Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 60-69 percent of body surface
- L49.7Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 70-79 percent of body surface
- L49.8Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface
- L49.9Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 90 or more percent of body surface
Questions about L49
- Is L49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. L49 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does L49 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54).