L13.0

Applicable To

• Duhring’s disease

• Hydroa herpetiformis

Clinical Information

• A chronic autoimmune skin disorder characterized by the development of pruritic papulovesicular and bullous lesions in the elbows, knees, buttocks, and back. It is associated with an increased expression of hla-a1, hla-b8, and hla-dr3 antibodies.

• Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions. The disease is strongly associated with the presence of hla-b8 and hla-dr3 antigens. A variety of different autoantibodies has been detected in small numbers in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis.

Details

• L13.0 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 L13.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L13.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 L13.0 may differ.