2022 ICD-10-CM Code L40.3
Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
Valid for Submission
| ICD-10: | L40.3 |
| Short Description: | Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris |
| Long Description: | Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris |
Code Classification
L40.3 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris. The code L40.3 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code L40.3 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like localized pustular psoriasis, localized pustular psoriasis, psoriasis palmaris, psoriasis plantaris, pustular bacterid , pustular psoriasis of palm of hand, etc.
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code L40.3 are found in the index:
- - Bacterid, bacteride (pustular) - L40.3
- - Psoriasis - L40.9
- - pustular (generalized) - L40.1
- - palmaris et plantaris - L40.3
- - pustular (generalized) - L40.1
- - Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris - L40.3
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Localized pustular psoriasis
- Localized pustular psoriasis
- Psoriasis palmaris
- Psoriasis plantaris
- Pustular bacterid
- Pustular psoriasis of palm of hand
- Pustular psoriasis of palms and soles
- Pustular psoriasis of sole of foot
- Pustule
- Pustule
- SAPHO syndrome
- Sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis
- Transient neonatal pustulosis
Clinical Information
- PSORIASIS-. a common genetically determined chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by rounded erythematous dry scaling patches. the lesions have a predilection for nails scalp genitalia extensor surfaces and the lumbosacral region. accelerated epidermopoiesis is considered to be the fundamental pathologic feature in psoriasis.
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code L40.3 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V39.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2022.
| MS-DRG | MS-DRG Title | MCD | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 595 | MAJOR SKIN DISORDERS WITH MCC | 09 | 2.0121 |
| 596 | MAJOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 09 | 0.9892 |
The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.
Convert L40.3 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code L40.3 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 696.1 - Other psoriasis (Approximate Flag)
Information for Patients
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales. You usually get the patches on your elbows, knees, scalp, back, face, palms and feet, but they can show up on other parts of your body. Some people who have psoriasis also get a form of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis.
A problem with your immune system causes psoriasis. In a process called cell turnover, skin cells that grow deep in your skin rise to the surface. Normally, this takes a month. In psoriasis, it happens in just days because your cells rise too fast.
Psoriasis can be hard to diagnose because it can look like other skin diseases. Your doctor might need to look at a small skin sample under a microscope.
Psoriasis can last a long time, even a lifetime. Symptoms come and go. Things that make them worse include
- Infections
- Stress
- Dry skin
- Certain medicines
Psoriasis usually occurs in adults. It sometimes runs in families. Treatments include creams, medicines, and light therapy.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Psoriasis Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) disease in which the immune system works too much, causing patches of skin to become scaly and inflamed.
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)