ICD-10 diagnosis code

L51 Erythema multiforme

L51 is the ICD-10 code for Erythema multiforme. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L50–L54 (Urticaria and erythema) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XII · L00–L99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of L51

L51 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L51Erythema multiforme

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL51Erythema multiforme

FinlandICD-10-FI

L51Monimuotoinen punavihoittuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

L51Erythema exsudativum multiforme

FranceICD-10-FR

L51Erythème polymorphe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L51erythema exsudativum multiforme

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

L51.3Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap syndrome

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

Look up another code

Stop looking codes up by hand

Docdemic listens to the consultation, writes the note and suggests the diagnosis and procedure codes that fit it, each one checked against your country’s official code list.

Try Docdemic free