ICD-10 Code for Pemphigus
The ICD-10-CM code for pemphigus is L10.9 — Pemphigus, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for pemphigus with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
L10.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which pemphigus code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 14 codes under Pemphigus. 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
| benign familial | Q82.8 | Other specified congenital malformations of skin | |
| Brazilian | L10.3 | Brazilian pemphigus [fogo selvagem] | |
| circinatus | L13.0 | Dermatitis herpetiformis | |
| conjunctiva | L12.1 | Cicatricial pemphigoid | |
| drug-induced | L10.5 | Drug-induced pemphigus | |
| erythematosus | L10.4 | Pemphigus erythematosus | |
| foliaceous | L10.2 | Pemphigus foliaceous | |
| neonatorum | L01.03 | Bullous impetigo | |
| ocular | L12.1 | Cicatricial pemphigoid | |
| paraneoplastic | L10.81 | Paraneoplastic pemphigus | |
| specified NEC | L10.89 | Other pemphigus | |
| syphilitic | A50.06 | Early cutaneous congenital syphilis | |
| vegetans | L10.1 | Pemphigus vegetans | |
| vulgaris | L10.0 | Pemphigus vulgaris | |
| wildfire | L10.3 | Brazilian pemphigus [fogo selvagem] |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources