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ICD-10-CM Code for Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified L21.9

ICD-10 code L21.9 for Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified
Seborrhea NOS

L21

Excludes2: infective dermatitis (L30.3)
seborrheic keratosis (L82.-)

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Seborrhea capitis
[b]2019 Change to L21.0[/b] I noticed in the 2019 ICD-10-CM Expert code book that L21.0 no longer has the "Pediatric" designation, suggesting that maybe this code is not restricted to ages 0-17. Was... [ Read More ]
Seborrhea capitis
[b]L21.0 Seborrhea Capitis in adult - denial[/b] Yes, denial from Med Adv. plan for 66 year old. States the diagnosis code L21.0 is not typical for a patient whose age is 66 years, the typical age ra... [ Read More ]
Denials from medicaid
[b]Dandruff vs. Cradle Cap[/b] I can see where this confusion stems from. In the alphabetic index Dandruff indicates L21.0, but in reality, it should have just said L21. There are L21.8 and L21.9 tha... [ Read More ]
Denials from medicaid
[QUOTE="Pam Brooks, post: 430990, member: 4811"]L 21.0 is not the code for dandruff. It is cradle cap, typically a condition found in babies. That's why there is an age limit. It's right in the boo... [ Read More ]
Denials from medicaid denial icd10 medicaid
Hello, I have run into an issue with Medicaid stating that 1) L21.0 has an age limit. This I don't understand because this is a code for Dandruff and anyone can get dandruff at any age? However th... [ Read More ]
Seborrhea capitis
We also facing denials regarding age like 'Dx code L21.0 is not typical for a patient whose age is 55 yrs. The typical range for this dx is 0-10 months'. does anyone has answer.:confused:... [ Read More ]
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