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L51.3

Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2010 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2010 Added to the draft code set draft Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from L51 Erythema multiforme

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
  • Ritter's disease (L00)

Use additional code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • code to identify associated manifestations, such as:
  • code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
  • arthropathy associated with dermatological disorders (M14.8-)
  • conjunctival edema (H11.42)
  • conjunctivitis (H10.22-)
  • corneal scars and opacities (H17.-)
  • corneal ulcer (H16.0-)
  • edema of eyelid (H02.84-)
  • inflammation of eyelid (H01.8-)
  • keratoconjunctivitis sicca (H16.22-)
  • mechanical lagophthalmos (H02.22-)
  • stomatitis (K12.-)
  • symblepharon (H11.23-)

Inherited from the L49-L54 section Urticaria and erythema (L49-L54)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • Lyme disease (A69.2-)
  • rosacea (L71.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
L51.0 Nonbullous erythema multiforme Valid
L51.1 Stevens-Johnson syndrome Valid
L51.2 Toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] Valid
L51.8 Other erythema multiforme Valid
L51.9 Erythema multiforme, unspecified Valid