L51Non-billable (header)

Erythema multiforme

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
  • •Ritter's disease (L00)

Notes

  • ℹcode for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • ℹcode to identify associated manifestations, such as:
  • ℹarthropathy associated with dermatological disorders (M14.8-)
  • ℹconjunctival edema (H11.42)
  • ℹconjunctivitis (H10.22-)
  • ℹcorneal scars and opacities (H17.-)
  • ℹcorneal ulcer (H16.0-)
  • ℹedema of eyelid (H02.84-)
  • ℹinflammation of eyelid (H01.8-)
  • ℹkeratoconjunctivitis sicca (H16.22-)
  • ℹmechanical lagophthalmos (H02.22-)
  • ℹstomatitis (K12.-)
  • ℹsymblepharon (H11.23-)
  • ℹcode to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)├L49-L54Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)├L51Erythema multiforme
└L51Erythema multiforme

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