L10

Pemphigus

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L10–L14 Bullous disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

L10 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for pemphigus. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L10.0 Pemphigus vulgaris, L10.1 Pemphigus vegetans, L10.2 Pemphigus foliaceous, L10.3 Brazilian pemphigus [fogo selvagem] and 4 more. Its coding notes include 4 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
Also from chapter/block level (3 notes)
Inherited from L10–L14 Bullous disorders
  • benign familial pemphigus [Hailey-Hailey] (Q82.8)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

More specific codes under L10 8