Excludes1

  1. L53 Other erythematous conditions

    Excludes1

    • erythema ab igne (L59.0)
    • erythema due to external agents in contact with skin (L23-L25)
    • erythema intertrigo (L30.4)
    1. L53.0 Toxic erythema

    2. L53.1 Erythema annulare centrifugum

    3. L53.2 Erythema marginatum

    4. L53.3 Other chronic figurate erythema

    5. L53.8 Other specified erythematous conditions

    6. L53.9 Erythematous condition, unspecified

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Erythema NOS
      • Erythroderma NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.