Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
In Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08), chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
- L00 is billable and valid on claims for FY 2027. If the record has more detail, check the other codes under L00-L08 below.
- As a secondary diagnosis it is not a CC or MCC, so it doesn't raise the MS-DRG payment.
- Doesn't count toward a Medicare Advantage risk score (no HCC in V28).
- AHRQ's Chronic Condition Indicator classes it as not chronic (an acute or short-term condition).
Also indexed as: Dermatitis, exfoliative, exfoliativa, neonatorum; Dermatitis, Ritter's; Disease, Ritter's; Ritter's disease; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; Syndrome, staphylococcal scalded skin
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- Ritter's disease
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
Use additional code: add a second code for this, listed after this one
- code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
Also applies, from Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
These notes sit on L00-L08 and apply to every code under it, including L00.
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.
- Pressure ulcer stage codes (page 58)
- Non-Pressure Chronic Ulcers (page 60)
Other codes under L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
- L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome(this code)
- L01Impetigo
- L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- L03Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- L04Acute lymphadenitis
- L05Pilonidal cyst and sinus
- L08Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L00 MS-DRGs
As the principal diagnosis, L00 groups to MS-DRG 595 or 596 (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.
Related conditions
Grouped by AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), which sorts every diagnosis code into clinically meaningful categories.
L00 is in Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections (SKN001, its default category), with 171 codes. Others in it:
Other codes that refer to L00
Notes on these codes point to L00.
- L10-L14 Excludes1: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- L26 Excludes1: Ritter's disease (L00)
- L49 Code First: Ritter's disease (L00)
- L49 Code First: (Staphylococcal) scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- L51 Excludes1: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- L51 Excludes1: Ritter's disease (L00)
- 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)
- O99.7 Includes: Conditions in L00-L99
- P39.4 Excludes1: pemphigus neonatorum (L00)
- P39.4 Excludes1: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- P83 Excludes1: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
- Z84.0 Includes: Conditions classifiable to L00-L99
- Z87.2 Includes: Conditions classifiable to L00-L99
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 MedlinePlusStaphylococcal 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 MedlinePlusCode history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Legacy crosswalk from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings (last updated 2018).
- 695.81 Ritter's disease (approximate)