L26

Billable

Exfoliative dermatitis

Exfoliative dermatitis

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

L20-L30

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Hebra's pityriasis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • Ritter's disease (L00)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)
  • chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71)
  • dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
  • dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
  • dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • stasis dermatitis (I87.2)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L26?

ICD-10-CM code L26 represents "Exfoliative dermatitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is L26 a billable code?

Yes, L26 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is L26 in?

L26 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

What codes cannot be used with L26?

L26 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Ritter's disease (L00).

What SNOMED CT codes does L26 map to?

L26 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 53107009, 31922003, 238644003, 3755001, 58921009, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for L26?

L26 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0011606. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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