L00

Billable

ChapterL00–L99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

CH12 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
viral warts (B07.-)

L00-L08 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

hordeolum (H00.0)
infective dermatitis (L30.3)
local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
viral warts (B07.-)
zoster (B02.-)

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Instructional Notes

Includes

Ritter's disease

Excludes1(Not coded here)

bullous impetigo (L01.03)
pemphigus neonatorum (L01.03)
toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)

Use Additional Code

code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

L00-L08Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)

L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L00:

blockL00-L08

Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)

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chapterCH12

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to L00. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

6 raw paths

Dermatitis (eczematous)2 unique routes

exfoliative, exfoliativa (generalized)

neonatorum→L00

Ritter's (exfoliativa)→L00

Disease, diseased1 unique routes

Ritter's→L00

Ritter's disease1 unique routes

Direct index entry→L00

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome1 unique routes

Direct index entry→L00

Syndrome1 unique routes