L01.0 Impetigo

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Applicable to

• Impetigo contagiosa
• Impetigo vulgaris

Applies from L01 Impetigo

Excludes1 (never code together)

• impetigo herpetiformis (L40.1)

Codes under L01.0

• L01.00 Impetigo, unspecified
• L01.01 Non-bullous impetigo
• L01.02 Bockhart's impetigo
• L01.03 Bullous impetigo
• L01.09 Other impetigo

Code annotations containing back-references to L01.0

Back-references to L01.0

• Code First: H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere ("impetigo (L01.0-)")

Back-references to L01

• Type 2 Excludes: L89 Pressure ulcer ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")

Nearby codes

• L01 Impetigo
• L01.0 Impetigo (this code)
• L01.00 Impetigo, unspecified
• L01.01 Non-bullous impetigo
• L01.02 Bockhart's impetigo
• L01.03 Bullous impetigo
• L01.09 Other impetigo