Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 696.3
Pityriasis rosea
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 696.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 696.3 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: 696.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L42 Pityriasis rosea
Clinical Information
  • A mild exanthematous inflammation of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of salmon-colored maculopapular lesions. The most striking feature is the arrangement of the lesions such that the long axis is parallel to the lines of cleavage. The eruptions are usually generalized, affecting chiefly the trunk, and the course is often self-limiting
Applies To
  • Pityriasis circinata (et maculata)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 696.3:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Gibert's (pityriasis rosea) 696.3
    • Hebra's
      • dermatitis exfoliativa 695.89
      • erythema multiforme exudativum 695.19
      • pityriasis
      • prurigo 698.2
  • Gibert's disease (pityriasis rosea) 696.3
  • Hebra's disease
  • Herald patch 696.3
  • Herpes, herpetic 054.9
    • tonsurans 110.0
      • maculosus (of Hebra) 696.3
  • Patch
    • herald 696.3
  • Pityriasis 696.5
    • circinata (et maculata) 696.3
    • maculata (et circinata) 696.3
    • rosea 696.3
    • rotunda 696.3
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