Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - L00-L08
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "L00-L08" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- zoster (B02.-)
These ranges represents Categories of Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The "L00-L08" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.