DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

L00 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027

L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

  • Billable
  • Not CC/MCC
  • POA reported

L00 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
  2. L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
  3. L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
CC / MCC
Neither
MS-DRG
595-596
HCC V28
–
POA
Reported
Code Editor
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Index entries
6

Instructions

At L00

Inclusion terms

  • Ritter's disease

Excludes1

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

Use additional code

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

Notes that also apply

Block L00-L08 instructions (Excludes2 13, Use additional code 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 12 instructions (Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 12 page.

Index entries

  • Ritter's disease → L00
  • Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome → L00
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)Ritter's (exfoliativa) → L00
  • Disease, diseasedRitter's → L00
  • Syndromestaphylococcal scalded skin → L00
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)exfoliative, exfoliativa (generalized)neonatorum → L00

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Medicare grouping and edits

CMS files for L00
CC / MCCNeither
Appendix BMDC 09 Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast, MS-DRG 595-596 (Major Skin Disorders with MCC…)
Code Editor–
POAReported
HCC V28–

CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.

Hierarchy