Which erythema code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 31 codes under Erythema, erythematous. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| ab igne | L59.0 | Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne] |
| annulare | L53.1 | Erythema annulare centrifugum |
| arthriticum epidemicum | A25.1 | Streptobacillosis |
| chronic figurate NEC | L53.3 | Other chronic figurate erythema |
| chronicum migrans | A69.20 | Lyme disease, unspecified |
| diaper | L22 | Diaper dermatitis |
| elevatum diutinum | L95.1 | Erythema elevatum diutinum |
| endemic | E52 | Niacin deficiency [pellagra] |
| epidemic, arthritic | A25.1 | Streptobacillosis |
| figuratum perstans | L53.3 | Other chronic figurate erythema |
| gluteal | L22 | Diaper dermatitis |
| ichthyosiforme congenitum bullous | Q80.3 | Congenital bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma |
| in diseases classified elsewhere | L54 | Erythema in diseases classified elsewhere |
| induratum | L52 | Erythema nodosum |
| infectiosum | B08.3 | Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease] |
| intertrigo | L30.4 | Erythema intertrigo |
| iris | L51.9 | Erythema multiforme, unspecified |
| marginatum | L53.2 | Erythema marginatum |
| migrans | A26.0 | Cutaneous erysipeloid |
| multiforme | L51.9 | Erythema multiforme, unspecified |
| napkin | L22 | Diaper dermatitis |
| neonatorum | P83.88 | Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn |
| nodosum | L52 | Erythema nodosum |
| palmar | L53.8 | Other specified erythematous conditions |
| pernio | T69.1Not billable | Chilblains |
| rash, newborn | P83.88 | Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn |
| scarlatiniform | L53.8 | Other specified erythematous conditions |
| solare | L55.0 | Sunburn of first degree |
| specified NEC | L53.8 | Other specified erythematous conditions |
| toxic, toxicum NEC | L53.0 | Toxic erythema |
| tuberculous | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
Erythema due to
| chemical NEC | L53.0 | Toxic erythema |
| chemical NEC › in contact with skin | L24.5 | Irritant contact dermatitis due to other chemical products |
Erythema induratum
| tuberculous | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
Erythema marginatum
| in acute rheumatic fever | I00 | Rheumatic fever without heart involvement |
Erythema migrans
| chronicum | A69.20 | Lyme disease, unspecified |
| tongue | K14.1 | Geographic tongue |
Erythema multiforme
| bullous, bullosum | L51.1 | Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
| conjunctiva | L51.1 | Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
| nonbullous | L51.0 | Nonbullous erythema multiforme |
| pemphigoides | L12.0 | Bullous pemphigoid |
| specified NEC | L51.8 | Other erythema multiforme |
Erythema neonatorum
| toxic | P83.1 | Neonatal erythema toxicum |
Erythema nodosum
| tuberculous | A18.4 | Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
Erythema toxic, toxicum NEC
| newborn | P83.1 | Neonatal erythema toxicum |