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L00-L08Not billable, use a more specific code below

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

chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

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Instructional notes

Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable

  • 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: add a second code for this, listed after this one

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers assigning pressure ulcer codes by site and stage, including unstageable, healing, healed, and progressing ulcers, and coding healing or progressing non-pressure chronic ulcers.

Read Section I.C.12 (page 58)

All codes under L00-L08

L00-L08 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

L00-L08 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to L00-L08

Notes on these codes point to L00-L08.

  • L89 Excludes2: skin infections (L00-L08)
  • L97 Excludes2: skin infections (L00-L08)
  • L98.4 Excludes2: skin infections (L00-L08)
  • L98.A Excludes2: skin infections (L00-L08)

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Skin Infections

Your skin is your body's largest organ. It has many different functions, including covering and protecting your body. It helps keep germs out. But sometimes the germs can cause a skin infection. It often happens when the germs enter your body through a break, cut, or wound on your skin. Other skin infections can happen in places where the skin rubs together, especially if the area is moist. Infections can also happen when you have a poor blood supply to an area of your body or if your immune system is weakened because of another disease or a medical treatment.

Read more about skin infections on MedlinePlus

Staphylococcal Infections

Staphylococcus (staph) is a group of bacteria. There are more than 30 types. A type called Staphylococcus aureus causes most infections. Staph bacteria can cause many different types of infections, including:

Read more about staphylococcal infections on MedlinePlus