L13

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other bullous disorders

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

CH12 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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.-)

L10-L14 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • benign familial pemphigus [Hailey-Hailey] (Q82.8)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L10-L14Bullous disorders (L10-L14)
L13Other bullous disordersNot billable
L13.0Dermatitis herpetiformisBillable
L13.1Subcorneal pustular dermatitisBillable
L13.8Other specified bullous disordersBillable
L13.9Bullous disorder, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L13:

blockL10-L14
Bullous disorders (L10-L14)
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chapterCH12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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