Diagnosis Code

L53.0 TOXIC ERYTHEMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L53.0

Short Description: Toxic erythema

Long Description: Toxic erythema

The code L53.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)
      • Other erythematous conditions (L53)
        • L53.0 Toxic erythema

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acral erythema due to cytotoxic therapy
  • Annular erythema
  • Annular erythema due to drug
  • Contact dermatitis due to hydrocarbon
  • Contact dermatitis due to ketone
  • Danthron erythema
  • Dermatosis resulting from cytotoxic therapy
  • Diffuse inflammatory erythema
  • Diffuse inflammatory erythema
  • Drug exanthem
  • Drug-induced toxic pustuloderma
  • Exanthematous disorder
  • Exanthematous disorder
  • Palmar erythema
  • Toxic erythema caused by drug
  • Toxic urticated erythema
  • Toxic urticated erythema
  • Toxic urticated erythema due to drug

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L53.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Skin Disorders With Mcc (595)
  • Major Skin Disorders Without Mcc (596)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L53.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • neonatal erythema toxicum (@P83.1*)
  • Code First:
    • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (@T36*-@T65* with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L53.0 Right Arrow 695.0 Toxic erythema

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L53 Other erythematous conditions
L53.1 Erythema annulare centrifugum
L53.2 Erythema marginatum
L53.3 Other chronic figurate erythema
L53.8 Other specified erythematous conditions
L53.9 Erythematous condition, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023