L01.0

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Impetigo

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Impetigo contagiosa
  • Impetigo vulgaris
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L00-L08Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
L01Impetigo
L01.0Impetigo
L01.00Impetigo, unspecified
L01.01Non-bullous impetigo
L01.02Bockhart's impetigo
L01.03Bullous impetigo
L01.09Other impetigo

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L01.0:

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 L01.0. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

15 raw paths
Bockhart's impetigo1 unique routes
Direct index entry→L01.0
Folliculitis (superficial)1 unique routes
pustular→L01.0
Impetigo (any organism) (any site) (circinate) (contagiosa) (simplex) (vulgaris)9 unique routes
Direct index entry→L01.0
Bockhart's→L01.0
bullous, bullosa→L01.0
external ear→L01.0
follicularis→L01.0
neonatorum→L01.0
nonbullous→L01.0
specified type NEC→L01.0
ulcerative→L01.0
Otitis (acute)1 unique routes
externa
in (due to)
impetigo→L01.0
Pemphigus1 unique routes
neonatorum→L01.0
Perifolliculitis2 unique routes
Direct index entry→L01.0
superficial pustular→L01.0

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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