L00

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ChapterL00–L99

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Official Description

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).

CH12 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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. 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

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Instructional Notes

Includes

Ritter's disease

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

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

BillableHas subcodes

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

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

L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

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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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

Major Skin Disorders with MCC

Major Skin Disorders without MCC

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