L08.0 PYODERMA

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: L08.0
  • Short Description: Pyoderma
  • Long Description: Pyoderma
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code L08.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Bacterial pyoderma
  • Blastomycosis-like pyoderma
  • Chancriform pyoderma
  • Cutaneous streptococcal ulcer
  • Cystic acne
  • Dermatitis gangrenosa infantum
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma
  • Ecthyma caused by Staphylococcus aureus
  • Ecthyma caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Ecthyma gangrenosum
  • Malignant pyoderma
  • Pyoderma
  • Pyoderma faciale
  • Pyoderma ulcerosum tropicalum
  • Site-specific pyogenic infection of skin and subcutis
  • Streptococcal infection of skin
  • Streptococcus pyogenes infection
  • Ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L08.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Cellulitis With Mcc (602)
  2. Cellulitis Without Mcc (603)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L08.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Dermatitis gangrenosa
    • Purulent dermatitis
    • Septic dermatitis
    • Suppurative dermatitis
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • pyoderma gangrenosum (@L88*)
    • pyoderma vegetans (@L08.81*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L08.0 Right Arrow 686.00 Pyoderma NOS
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.1 Erythrasma
L08.8 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans
L08.82 Omphalitis not of newborn
L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
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