Diagnosis Code

L40.4 GUTTATE PSORIASIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L40.4

Short Description: Guttate psoriasis

Long Description: Guttate psoriasis

The code L40.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Papulosquamous disorders (L40-L45)
      • Psoriasis (L40)
        • L40.4 Guttate psoriasis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute guttate psoriasis
  • Chronic guttate pattern psoriasis
  • Chronic small plaque psoriasis
  • Guttate flare of psoriasis with preexisting plaques
  • Guttate psoriasis
  • Maculopapular eruption
  • Maculopapular eruption
  • Maculopapular eruption
  • Plaque psoriasis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L40.4 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L40.4 Right Arrow 696.1 Other psoriasis

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
L40 Psoriasis
L40.0 Psoriasis vulgaris
L40.1 Generalized pustular psoriasis
L40.2 Acrodermatitis continua
L40.3 Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
L40.50 Arthropathic psoriasis, unspecified
L40.51 Distal interphalangeal psoriatic arthropathy
L40.52 Psoriatic arthritis mutilans
L40.53 Psoriatic spondylitis
L40.54 Psoriatic juvenile arthropathy
L40.59 Other psoriatic arthropathy
L40.8 Other psoriasis
L40.9 Psoriasis, unspecified


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