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Category · FY2027

L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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L08 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 subdivisions.

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  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. L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Billable codes
6
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
1 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
49

Codes in L08

  1. L08.0
    Pyoderma
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Dermatitis gangrenosa
    • Purulent dermatitis
    • Septic dermatitis
    • Suppurative dermatitis

    Excludes1

    • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88) L88
    • pyoderma vegetans (L08.81) L08.81
  2. L08.1
    Erythrasma
    BillableCC
  3. L08.8
    Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    Header
  4. L08.81
    Pyoderma vegetans
    Billable
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88) L88
    • pyoderma NOS (L08.0) L08.0
  5. L08.82
    Omphalitis not of newborn
    Billable
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • omphalitis of newborn (P38.-) P38
  6. L08.89
    Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    Billable
  7. L08.9
    Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

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Instructions

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

  • Ecthyma → L08.0
  • Pustular rash → L08.0
  • Pyoderma, pyodermia → L08.0
  • Pyodermatitis → L08.0
  • Erythrasma → L08.1
  • Andrews' disease (bacterid) → L08.89
  • Pustule (nonmalignant) → L08.9
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)gangrenosa, gangrenous infantum → L08.0
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)purulent → L08.0
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)pyococcal → L08.0
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)pyogenica → L08.0
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)septic → L08.0
  • Dermatitis (eczematous)suppurative → L08.0
  • Ecthymagangrenosum → L08.0
  • Rash (toxic)pustular → L08.0
  • Pyoderma, pyodermiavegetans → L08.81
  • Pyodermatitisvegetans → L08.81
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)navel → L08.82
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)umbilicus → L08.82
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)navel → L08.82
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)umbilicus, umbilical → L08.82
  • Omphalitis (congenital) (newborn)not of newborn → L08.82
  • DermatosisAndrews' → L08.89
  • Disease, diseasedAndrews' (bacterid) → L08.89
  • SarcoidSpiegler-Fendt → L08.89
  • Sinusinfected, skin NEC → L08.89
  • Spiegler-Fendtsarcoid → L08.89
  • Dactylitisskin → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)buttocks (skin) → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)finger (skin) → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)foot (skin) → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)leg (skin) NOS → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)local, skin (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)skin (local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)subcutaneous tissue, local → L08.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)toe (skin) → L08.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)areolar tissue NOS → L08.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)leg NOS → L08.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)parotid region → L08.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)perineum (female) (male) → L08.9

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