Diagnosis Code

L21.9 SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L21.9

Short Description: Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified

Long Description: Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified

The code L21.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
      • Seborrheic dermatitis (L21)
        • L21.9 Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute seborrheic dermatitis
  • Chronic seborrheic dermatitis
  • Disorder of skin due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Generalized seborrheic dermatitis
  • Genitocrural seborrheic dermatitis
  • Perianal dermatitis
  • Perianal seborrheic dermatitis
  • Seborrhea faciei
  • Seborrheic blepharitis
  • Seborrheic dermatitis
  • Seborrheic dermatitis due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Seborrheic eczema-like eruption
  • Truncal seborrheic dermatitis
  • Truncal seborrheic dermatitis
  • Truncal seborrheic dermatitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L21.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L21.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Seborrhea NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L21.9 Right Arrow 690.10 Sebrrheic dermatitis NOS
706.3 Seborrhea

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L21 Seborrheic dermatitis
L21.0 Seborrhea capitis
L21.1 Seborrheic infantile dermatitis
L21.8 Other seborrheic dermatitis


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023