icd-10-cm code for seborrhea

by Prof. Lionel Cummerata Jr. 5 min read

ICD-10 code L21. 0 for Seborrhea capitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

What is the ICD 10 code for seborrhea capitis?

Seborrhea capitis. L21.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM L21.0 became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L21.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L21.0 may differ.

What is the ICD 10 code for seborrheic keratosis?

Other seborrheic keratosis. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. L82.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM L82.1 became effective on October 1, 2018.

Which physical findings are characteristic of seborrheic keratosis?

Seborrheic keratosis. Benign eccrine poromas that present as multiple oval, brown-to-black plaques, located mostly on the chest and back. The age of onset is usually in the fourth or fifth decade.

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What is the ICD-10 code for seborrheic dermatitis of scalp?

L21. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L21.

Is seborrhea the same as seborrheic dermatitis?

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disease that causes an itchy rash with flaky scales. It causes redness on light skin and light patches on darker skin. It's also called dandruff, cradle cap, seborrhea, seborrheic eczema, and seborrheic psoriasis.

What is seborrhoeic dermatitis?

Seborrheic dermatitis on the face Seborrheic (seb-o-REE-ik) dermatitis is a common skin condition that mainly affects your scalp. It causes scaly patches, red skin and stubborn dandruff. Seborrheic dermatitis can also affect oily areas of the body, such as the face, sides of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids and chest.

What is seborrheic dermatitis mistaken for?

Psoriasis has many imitators, but one that comes very close is seborrheic dermatitis. That's because both conditions can cause red, scaly, inflamed patches on your skin.

What is the difference between seborrhea and dandruff?

Dandruff usually presents as small, white flakes in the hair and on the scalp. Seborrheic dermatitis usually presents as defined plaques of greasy, yellow scales on the scalp, behind the ears, and on the nose, upper lip, eyelids, eyebrows, and upper chest.

What is the difference between seborrhea and psoriasis?

Most often, the scales of psoriasis are thicker and somewhat drier in appearance than are the scales of seborrheic dermatitis. Psoriasis has more of a tendency to extend beyond the hairline. In addition, psoriasis usually affects more than one area of the body.

Is seborrheic dermatitis the same as atopic dermatitis?

Seborrheic Dermatitis Causes Just like atopic dermatitis, there's no known cause for seborrheic dermatitis. However, some factors make individuals more likely to develop this condition, including: Age – This type of dermatitis most often impacts infants and adults between the ages of 30 and 60.

What is the difference between eczema and seborrheic dermatitis?

Eczema is caused either by an allergy or hypersensitive skin, and seborrheic dermatitis by a fungus.

Is seborrheic dermatitis a type of eczema?

What is seborrheic dermatitis? Considered a chronic form of eczema, seborrheic dermatitis appears on the body where there are a lot of oil-producing (sebaceous) glands like the upper back, nose and scalp.

What is the root cause of seborrheic dermatitis?

Much like dandruff, the cause of seborrheic dermatitis is thought to be a sensitivity to a naturally occurring microbe species, Malassezia globosa. Both dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis affect the scalp and share common symptoms. These include: flakes.

What's the difference between cradle cap and dandruff?

It's essentially a case of baby dandruff. The skin may appear red or yellowish and feel scaly or rough to the touch. Dead skin may flake off of your baby's dry scalp. Cradle cap, on the other hand, begins with a dry scalp but has progressed slightly further.

The ICD code L210 is used to code Cradle cap

Cradle cap, also known as infantile or neonatal seborrhoeic dermatitis, crusta lactea, milk crust, honeycomb disease, is a yellowish, patchy, greasy, scaly and crusty skin rash that occurs on the scalp of recently born babies. It is usually not itchy and does not bother the baby. Cradle cap most commonly begins sometime in the first 3 months.

Coding Notes for L21.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L21.0 - Seborrhea capitis'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L21.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 690.11 was previously used, L21.0 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

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