Diagnosis Code

L53.8 OTHER SPECIFIED ERYTHEMATOUS CONDITIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L53.8

Short Description: Other specified erythematous conditions

Long Description: Other specified erythematous conditions

The code L53.8 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)
        • L53.8 Other specified erythematous conditions

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acral erythema
  • Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
  • Diffuse inflammatory erythema
  • Erythema dyschromicum perstans
  • Erythema fugax
  • Erythema gyratum repens
  • Erythema palmare hereditarium
  • Erythema papulatum
  • Erythema scarlatiniforme
  • Erythema simplex
  • Erythema urticatum
  • Erythema vesiculosum
  • Erythroderma caused by drug
  • Erythroderma caused by drug
  • Erythroderma caused by vancomycin
  • Erythromelanosis follicularis of face AND/OR neck
  • Exanthematous disorder
  • Generalized pustular psoriasis, exanthematous type
  • Liver palms
  • Necrolytic acral erythema
  • Necrolytic migratory erythema
  • Palmar erythema
  • Roseolar erythema
  • Streptococcal toxin mediated cutaneous reaction
  • Streptococcal toxin-mediated perineal erythema

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L53.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L53.8 Right Arrow 695.89 Erythematous cond NEC

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
L53.0 Toxic erythema
L53.1 Erythema annulare centrifugum
L53.2 Erythema marginatum
L53.3 Other chronic figurate erythema
L53.9 Erythematous condition, unspecified


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