Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 694.4
Pemphigus
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 694.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 694.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 694.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L10.0 Pemphigus vulgaris
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L10.1 Pemphigus vegetans
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L10.2 Pemphigus foliaceous
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L10.4 Pemphigus erythematosus
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L10.9 Pemphigus, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Brazilian pemphigus
  • Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus
  • Drug induced pemphigus
  • Drug-induced pemphigus
  • Paraneoplastic pemphigus
  • Pemphigus erythematosus
  • Pemphigus foliaceus
  • Pemphigus paraneoplastica
  • Pemphigus vegetans
  • Pemphigus vulgaris
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
    • steroids, which reduce inflammation
    • drugs that suppress the immune system response
    • antibiotics to treat associated infections
    nih: national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases
694.4 Excludes
  • pemphigus neonatorum (684)
Applies To
  • Pemphigus:
    • NOS
    • erythematosus
    • foliaceus
    • malignant
    • vegetans
    • vulgaris
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 694.4:
  • Cazenave's
    • disease (pemphigus) NEC 694.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Cazenave's (pemphigus) 694.4
    • Koenig-Wichmann (pemphigus) 694.4
    • Neumann's (pemphigus vegetans) 694.4
    • Senear-Usher (pemphigus erythematosus) 694.4
    • Usher-Senear (pemphigus erythematosus) 694.4
  • Fogo selvagem 694.4
  • Koenig-Wichman disease (pemphigus) 694.4
  • Neumann's disease (pemphigus vegetans) 694.4
  • Pemphigus 694.4
    • Brazilian 694.4
    • contagiosus 684
    • erythematodes 694.4
    • erythematosus 694.4
    • foliaceus 694.4
    • frambesiodes 694.4
    • gangrenous (see also Gangrene) 785.4
    • malignant 694.4
    • neonatorum, newborn 684
    • papillaris 694.4
    • seborrheic 694.4
    • South American 694.4
    • syphilitic (congenital) 090.0
    • vegetans 694.4
    • vulgaris 694.4
    • wildfire 694.4
  • Senear-Usher disease or syndrome (pemphigus erythematosus) 694.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Senear-Usher (pemphigus erythematosus) 694.4
  • Usher-Senear disease (pemphigus erythematosus) 694.4
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 694.4 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.