L00

ICD-10Billable

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

L00 is valid for submission on a claim: CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

Ritter's disease

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

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

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

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

Where this code sits

Chapter: 12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block: Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.