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ICD-10-CM Code for Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface L49.8

ICD-10 code L49.8 for Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Exfoliation due to erythematous condition involving 80-89 percent of body surface

L49

Code first erythematous condition causing exfoliation, such as:
Ritter's disease (L00)
(Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome (L00)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (L51.1)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome (L51.3)
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (L51.2)

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