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Q81

Epidermolysis bullosa

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • Q81.0 Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
  • Q81.1 Epidermolysis bullosa letalis
  • Q81.2 Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
  • Q81.8 Other epidermolysis bullosa
  • Q81.9 Epidermolysis bullosa, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Epidermolysis bullosa