L21.0 Seborrhea capitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Cradle cap

Applies from L21 Seborrheic dermatitis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• infective dermatitis (L30.3)
• seborrheic keratosis (L82.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 690.11 Seborrhea capitis

Code annotations containing back-references to L21.0

Back-references to L21.0

• Type 2 Excludes: P83 Other conditions of integument specific to newborn ("cradle cap (L21.0)")

Back-references to L21

• Type 2 Excludes: L82 Seborrheic keratosis ("seborrheic dermatitis (L21.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L21.0

• Cradle cap
• Crusta lactea
• Dandruff
• Furfur
• Milk › crust
• Pityriasis (capitis)
• Pityriasis (capitis) › furfuracea
• Seborrhea, seborrheic › capitis
• Seborrhea, seborrheic › sicca

Nearby codes

• L21 Seborrheic dermatitis
• L21.0 Seborrhea capitis (this code)
• L21.1 Seborrheic infantile dermatitis
• L21.8 Other seborrheic dermatitis
• L21.9 Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified