Diagnosis Code: 686.8

Short Description: Local skin infection NEC

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

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
  • Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680-686)
    • 686 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
      • 686.8 Local skin infection NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Acrodermatitis
• Bacillus Calmette-Guerin granuloma
• Bacillus Calmette-Guerin ulcer
• Bacterial infection of skin
• Bacterid
• Chlamydial dermatological disorders
• Cutaneous erysipeloid
• Cutaneous fluke infection
• Cutaneous glanders
• Cutaneous involvement legionellosis
• Dermatitis vegetans
• Ecthyma
• Hereditary acrodermatitis enteropathica
• Inflammatory disease of subcutaneous fat including noninfectious granuloma
• Non-hereditary acrodermatitis enteropathica
• Protothecosis of skin
• Pustular bacterid
• Pustular eczema
• Staphylococcal skin disorder
• Streptococcal skin disorder
• Viral infection of skin

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 686.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Acrodermatitis 686.8
  • atrophicans (chronica) 701.8
  • continua (Hallopeau) 696.1
  • enteropathica 686.8
  • Hallopeau's 696.1
  • perstans 696.1
  • pustulosa continua 696.1
  • recalcitrant pustular 696.1

• Andrews' disease (bacterid) 686.8

• Angulus infectiosus 686.8

• Bacterid, bacteride (Andrews' pustular) 686.8

• Brandt's syndrome (acrodermatitis enteropathica) 686.8

• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
  • skin 709.2
    • infected 686.8

• Danbolt (-Closs) syndrome (acrodermatitis enteropathica) 686.8

• Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
  • vegetans 686.8

• Dermatosis 709.9
  • Andrews' 686.8

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Andrews' (bacterid) 686.8

• Ecthyma 686.8
  • contagiosum 051.2
  • gangrenosum 686.09
  • infectiosum 051.2

• Eczema (acute) (allergic) (chronic) (erythematous) (fissum) (occupational) (rubrum) (squamous) 692.9
  • pustular 686.8

• Impetigo (any organism) (any site) (bullous) (circinate) (contagiosa) (neonatorum) (simplex) 684
  • ulcerative 686.8

• Perl�che 686.8
  • due to
    • moniliasis 112.0
    • riboflavin deficiency 266.0

• Pyoderma, pyodermia 686.00
  • vegetans 686.8

• Pyodermatitis 686.00
  • vegetans 686.8

• Sarcoid (any site) 135
  • Spiegler-Fendt 686.8

• Spiegler-Fendt sarcoid 686.8

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • Brandt's (acrodermatitis enteropathica) 686.8
  • Danbolt (-Closs) (acrodermatitis enteropathica) 686.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 686.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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