L10.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Pemphigus

Clinical Information

• A blistering skin disorder. Morphologically it is characterized by acantholysis and intraepidermal blister formation.

• Group of chronic blistering diseases characterized histologically by acantholysis and blister formation within the epidermis.

• Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder in which your antibodies attack healthy cells in your skin and mouth, causing blisters and sores. No one knows what causes this attack. Pemphigus does not spread from person to person. It does not appear to be inherited. But some people’s genes put them more at risk for pemphigus.pemphigoid is also an autoimmune skin disease. It leads to deep blisters that do not break easily. Pemphigoid is most common in older adults and may be fatal. The treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid is the same: one or more medicines. These may include

Details

• L10.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L10.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L10.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 L10.9 may differ.