From parent levels

ChapterXIIDiseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueOpen

Exclusions

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D48)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
BlockL50-L54Urticaria and erythemaOpen

Exclusions

CategoryL53Other erythematous conditionsOpen

Exclusions

  • erythema: ab igne (L59.0)
  • erythema: due to external agents in contact with skin (L23, L24, L25)
  • erythema: intertrigo (L30.4)

Toxic erythema

Coding note

Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify external agent.

Exclusions

  • neonatal erythema toxicum (P83.1)
Parent: L53 Other erythematous conditions