L08.89

Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable / specific

L08.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L08)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L08)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L08)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L08)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L08)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L08)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L08)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L08)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L08)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L08)
  • hordeolum (H00.0) (from L08)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3) (from L08)
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1 (from L08)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2) (from L08)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3) (from L08)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-) (from L08)
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0) (from L08)
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0) (from L08)
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0) (from L08)
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0) (from L08)
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6) (from L08)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L08)
  • zoster (B02.-) (from L08)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from L08)

Also known as

  • Andrews' disease
  • Cicatrix, skin, infected
  • Dermatosis, Andrews'
  • Disease, diseased, Andrews'
  • Infection, infected, infective, local, skin, specified NEC
  • Infection, infected, infective, sinus, skin NEC
  • Sarcoid, Spiegler-Fendt
  • Sinus, infected, skin NEC
  • Spiegler-Fendt, sarcoid

Parent code

  • L08.8Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissueHeader

Related codes

  • L08.81Pyoderma vegetansBillable
  • L08.82Omphalitis not of newbornBillable

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