L08.9

Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

Billable / specific

L08.9 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)

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