L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It holds 7 categories.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Categories in L00-L08
- L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- L01Impetigocategory
- L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbunclecategory
- L03Cellulitis and acute lymphangitiscategory
- L04Acute lymphadenitiscategory
- L05Pilonidal cyst and sinuscategory
- L08Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissuecategory
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.