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Diagnosis Code

L08.89 OTH LOCAL INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L08.89

Short Description: Oth local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Long Description: Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

The code L08.89 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
      • Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L08)
        • L08.89 Oth local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal granulation tissue
  • Botryomycosis
  • Brucellosis of skin
  • Cutaneous botryomycosis
  • Cutaneous pythiosis
  • Dactylitis
  • Dermatitis vegetans
  • Exanthematous infectious disease
  • Fusobacterium infection of skin
  • Granulation of skin
  • Herpes simplex infection of skin
  • Infection by Oomycota
  • Infection by Pythium
  • Infection due to Fusobacterium
  • Infection of sebaceous cyst
  • Knight's disease
  • Nematode infestation of skin
  • Perinatal skin and subcutaneous infections of fetus and/or neonate
  • Perineal sinus
  • Pitted keratolysis
  • Scar of skin due to suppurative infection
  • Staphylococcal botryomycosis
  • Staphylococcal infection of skin
  • Suppurative sinus of skin
  • Trichomoniasis affecting skin
  • Trypanosomal chancre
  • Trypanosomiasis affecting skin
  • Trypanosomiasis affecting skin

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L08.89 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Cellulitis With Mcc (602)
  • Cellulitis Without Mcc (603)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L08.89 Right Arrow 686.09 Pyoderma NEC
686.8 Local skin infection NEC

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
L08.0 Pyoderma
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
L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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