L99.8** Asterisk (manifestation)
Other specified disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Dual coding (†/*)
This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Syphilitic: alopecia (A51.3†) leukoderma (A51.3†, A52.7†)