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

Overview

Coding Notes

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GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 00000 – Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

CELLULITIS WITH MCC
CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC
NORMAL NEWBORN

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Dactylitis
skin L08.9
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
buttocks (skin) L08.9
finger (skin) L08.9
foot (skin) L08.9
hip NEC (joint) M00.9
skin NEC L08.9
knee NEC (joint) M00.9
skin L08.9
leg NOS (skin) L08.9
local, skin (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) L08.9
shoulder NEC (joint) M00.9
skin NEC L08.9
skin (local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) L08.9
subcutaneous tissue, local L08.9
toe (skin) L08.9
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
areolar tissue NOS L08.9
leg NOS L08.9
parotid region L08.9
perineum (female) (male) L08.9
skin L08.9
subcutaneous tissue L08.9
Pustule (nonmalignant) L08.9

Sibling Codes

Pyoderma
Erythrasma
Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Parent Sibling Codes

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Impetigo
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Acute lymphadenitis
Pilonidal cyst and sinus
Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue

View in Tabular

Code Title
L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified