L50.3

Dermatographic urticaria

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L49–L54 Urticaria and erythema

BillableComplete code, valid to report

L50.3 (also written L503) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dermatographic urticaria. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 9 codes in category L50 (Urticaria). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 5 entries. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

Inherited from L50 Urticaria
  • allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
  • angioneurotic edema (T78.3)
  • giant urticaria (T78.3)
  • hereditary angio-edema (D84.1)
  • Quincke's edema (T78.3)
  • serum urticaria (T80.6-)
  • solar urticaria (L56.3)
  • urticaria neonatorum (P83.8)
  • urticaria papulosa (L28.2)
  • urticaria pigmentosa (D47.01)
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from L49–L54 Urticaria and erythema

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.-)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 5 entries